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Work Well Underway On New Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle Prototypes

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Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford While it remains to be seen how the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) fares in a major Pentagon review, the Marine Corps is making progress developing reconfigured prototypes of the next-generation amphibious tank. Col. Keith Moore, the EFV program manager, told Defense Daily in a September interview he is "in the same boat" with other people waiting to see if the General Dynamics [GD] program survives the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR). In the meantime, he said several significant…

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U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says

The number of fighter aircraft in the U.S. military inventory will decline over the next few years before expanding to a greater number than currently, but their availability for operational […]

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White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA

The White House has detailed “a number of concerns” with the newly-passed House version of the next defense policy bill, to include the legislation’s limits on procuring Navy ships built […]

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House Narrowly Votes To Pass $1.15 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA, Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0

The House on Wednesday narrowly voted to pass its $1.15 trillion version of the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill […]

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Senate Appropriators Press On Supplemental’s Requests Beyond Iran Scope, Hegseth Urges Full Funding

Senate appropriators have pressed Pentagon leadership on the decision to include funds in the Iran war supplemental request for items beyond the current military operation, while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth […]