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Dec 9, 2024 |
insidedefense.com | Jason Sherman |Simi Valley
SIMI VALLEY, CA -- The U.S. military rapidly developed and deployed still-classified means to defeat hypersonic missiles, the fruit of a focused effort the Pentagon's top technology official spearheaded to find ways to defeat a new class of ultra-fast maneuvering weapons deemed a "huge success." Heydi Shyu, under secretary of defense for research and engineering, cited this previously unreported development as a chief achievement during her tenure, outlining in the broadest terms a capability...
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Dec 9, 2024 |
insidedefense.com | Jason Sherman |Simi Valley
SIMI VALLEY, CA -- Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), the next Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee chairman, delivered a forceful call for massive increases in Pentagon spending on Saturday -- warning the United States must be prepared for the growing threat of simultaneous conflicts and advance a roadmap to "restore" U.S. primacy through alliances and re-invigorated deterrence.
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Dec 7, 2024 |
insidedefense.com | Tony Bertuca |Simi Valley
SIMI VALLEY, CA -- House and Senate lawmakers have released a fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill that would approve $895 billion for national defense, sticks to the spending cap mandated by the Fiscal Responsibility Act but includes funds for an additional Virginia-class submarine. The bill includes $850 billion for the Pentagon, with the rest of the funds going toward the Energy Department and other defense-related activities.
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Dec 7, 2024 |
insidedefense.com | Tony Bertuca |Simi Valley
SIMI VALLEY, CA -- The Defense Department today announced five projects receiving funding from the Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies (APFIT) program, making them the first to be selected in fiscal year 2025.
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Dec 7, 2024 |
insidedefense.com | Tony Bertuca |Simi Valley
SIMI VALLEY, CA -- House Appropriations defense subcommittee Chairman Ken Calvert (R-CA) said today he believes the upcoming budget will be funded at levels mandated by the Fiscal Responsibility Act, though he hopes the Trump administration will be able to work with Congress to boost spending for fiscal year 2026. “I would like to see more money, but I think they are going to stick to the FRA. Later on, we're just going to have to figure out how we... Not a subscriber?
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