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Air Force

Top Democrat on HASC Readiness Panel Adds F-35 Data Rights Report Requirement to Bill

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024

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Top Democrat on HASC Readiness Panel Adds F-35 Data Rights Report Requirement to Bill

Pictured is an F-35A at Hill AFB, Utah on Feb. 22 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The House Armed Services Committee's (HASC) version of the fiscal 2025 defense authorization bill would require DoD to submit a report on the impact of Lockheed Martin's [LMT] ownership of data rights for the F-35 fighter, according to an en bloc amendment by Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.), the ranking member of the HASC readiness panel. "The committee is concerned about the long-term sustainment and maintenance implications of commercial owned intellectual property and closed software system[s] on the F-35," Garamendi's amendment…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]