Wittman chairs the Tactical Air & Land Forces (TAL) Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee, which has primary jurisdiction over ammunition programs, Army and Air Force acquisition programs related to aircraft, ground equipment, missiles, ammunition, and other procurement.
Congressman Norcross is the Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee’s Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee (TAL), with legislative jurisdiction over specific accounts and programs within the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, National Guard and Reserve.
It’s fuel cells, not batteries, that let Group 2 unmanned VTOLS fulfill many missions of larger Group 3s.
“I don't have reservations about affordability of CCA, because I think just by their very nature, they want to be much less expensive,” Rep. Rob Wittman told Breaking Defense. “What I want to make sure of is that we don't try to take a CCA that's a basic platform and add a bunch of cost to it, because we have this requirement creep."
A “truncated” version of Technology Refresh 3 software has enabled the Pentagon to resume deliveries, though a second software patch that would make the jets fully combat capable isn’t expected for at least another year.
House authorizers threw shade at the service for not heeding long-standing warnings of the potential for a gap in tactical aircraft availability.
The HASC tactical air and land forces subcommittee wants the Air Force to explain "how ABMS intends to transition demonstrated capabilities into sustainable Programs of Record."
As NATO and European governments accelerate investment in space-based intelligence, decision advantage will depend on how quickly sovereign and commercial capabilities can be fused into a trusted operational picture.
The Israeli-made system is incompatible with the US Army’s missile defense network, the head of Army Futures Command told us. So instead of buying more Iron Domes, he aims to hold a missile defense “shoot off” open to all comers.
F-35 Program Executive Officer Vice Adm. Mat Winter today told the HASC tactical air and land subcommittee that Lockheed was guilty of just that, adding that this had helped lead to a shortage of an average of 600 parts each month, causing production line slowdowns and cost increases.