House Appropriators Fear Army Cuts, Continuing Resolution
“It looks like the Army’s going to take the lion’s share of the cuts,” possibly losing a tank brigade, warned Texas Republican John Carter.
India Getting P-8s In New Deal That Includes Local Investment
“We are committed to delivering offset programs that are in line with India’s Defence Acquisition Procedure and meet the Indian government’s stated goals, including strengthening India’s aerospace capabilities,” a Boeing statement says.
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Software, Missiles, Testing At Top For Budget, Says DepSecDef Hicks
"The budget provides the resources to phase out systems and approaches optimized for an earlier era," Kathleen Hicks said, while pumping cash into research and development of new capabilities.
Navy Unveils Surprise Plan For Littoral Combat Ships
Every LCS will be equipped with the new Naval Strike Missile as well as either anti-submarine or anti-mine capabilities within 18 months, CNO Adm. Michael Gilday told the HAC-D today.
Carlos Del Toro Leads Biden’s Navy Secretary List
The Cuban-American served multiple tours at sea as a naval officer, and would take over a service in the midst of a radical modernization effort.
DoD Estimates New Missile Defense Program To Cost $17.7B
NGI kicked off in 2019 after the cancellation of an earlier $5.8 billion plan to replace the existing Exo-Atmospheric Kill Vehicle, which defends the US mainland against long-range ballistic missile attacks.
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Biden Nominates Shyu To Lead Weapons Transformation
If confirmed, Shyu and Brown will come into the Pentagon in the midst of what civilian leaders promise is a major shift: divesting old, Cold War-era equipment for new generations of AI-enabled weapons, unmanned systems, and hypersonic missiles.
Top Priority: Marines Want New Loitering Drones
The drones would be part of a new multi-domain Mobile Reconnaissance unit that includes unmanned ships and new ground vehicles
B-21 A Good News Story; DoD Acquisition ‘Getting Better:’ HASC Chair
Rep. Adam Smith, who's excoriated the F-35, said the B-21 bomber is “on time, on budget, and they're making it work in a very intelligent way.”
Huge Navy Exercise Helps Admirals Decide How to Remake Fleet
“We are going to do a live-fire offensive exercise,” Rear Adm. Jim Aiken, Carrier Strike Group 3 commander told reporters Tuesday. “We are going to use the unmanned surface, unmanned air, and manned air and surface to provide a targeting solution.”
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No 5-Year POM Likely In DoD’s 2022 Budget
The focus solely on 2022 was hinted at by an internal memo issued by Deputy Defense Secretary Kath Hicks.
Norway, US Bolster Russian Sub Watching With New Bases
The US government will pay for all facilities it builds on Norwegian soil, and will not permanently base any troops there, officials in Oslo were quick to point out.
Navy, Marines Push Plans To Transform How They Fight
Putting a variety of unmanned capabilities through their paces “in a Pacific warfighting scenario,” Rear Adm. Robert Gaucher, Pacific Fleet’s director of maritime headquarters, said in a statement, the exercise “will include maneuvering in contested space across all domains, targeting and fires, and intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance."
How Long US Will Fund Afghan Military An ‘Open Question’
Lawmakers signaled today that the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan may not mean the end of US commitment, particularly in supporting the Afghan special forces.