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US Army lacks plan to modernize Apache helicopter, lawmakers say

The Apache attack helicopter is expected to fly all the way into 2050, but the Army has not articulated its plans to modernize the aircraft. The House Armed Services Committee wants to see a more concrete plan from the service on the helicopter's way forward.

Lawmakers want Army to set up program to experiment with electrical tactical vehicle operations

Lawmakers want the Army to evaluate the possibility of running a pilot program examining how electric vehicles might operate on the battlefield at a training center, according to the House Armed Services Tactical Air and Land Subcommittee fiscal 2023 authorization bill mark.

Ukraine invasion prompts congressional push for a new look at Patriot missile defense needs

Lawmakers are pushing for the Army to re-examine its Patriot battery and interceptor requirements amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Army acquisition chief would welcome tank ramp-up if Congress funds it

Army acquisition chief, Doug Bush, said Abrams tanks could be produced at a faster rate should Congress decide to support a ramp-up and that the Pentagon and the Army were looking at options to possibly field Abrams tanks more quickly to Poland.

US Army scrambles to keep its new air-defense radar on schedule

Due to issues building prototypes in the pandemic, the Army is seeing test schedules for its new air-and-missile defense radar slip. But the service believes it is still on track to reach a congressionally mandated urgent fielding goal by the end of 2023.

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US Army plan to replace Patriot interceptors gets a jolt in FY23 budget request

The Army is getting serious about a future interceptor for its next-generation Integrated Air-and-Missile Defense System that is more capable of defeating complex threats like hypersonic weapons, according to a review of FY23 budget documents.

Army to launch light robotic combat vehicle competition in FY23

The Army will kick off a competition to build full-system prototypes of the Robotic Combat Vehicle-Light in FY23 as surrogate prototypes continue to evaluate and demonstrate technology.

Space Force wants 40% budget increase as it looks to bolster space-based missile warning

The service's $24.5 billion fiscal 2022 budget request is weighted heavily in its research and development portfolio as it seeks to develop more resilient, capable architectures, particularly for space-based missile warning and tracking.

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Biden requests $715B for Pentagon, hinting at administration’s future priorities

U.S. President Joe Biden’s fiscal 2022 budget request asks for $753 billion in national security funding, an increase of 1.6 percent that includes $715 billion for the Defense Department.

By Aaron Mehta and Joe Gould

Biden’s defense budget will meet ‘traffic jam’ in Congress

President Joe Biden will launch the annual budget and appropriations process Friday when he sends Congress his discretionary spending top line requests for fiscal 2022 ― but Pentagon spending, policy and nominations will be jostling for attention in a busy Congress.

House to block KC-135 retirements for three years, but some B-1 bombers could head for the boneyard

The House Armed Services Commitee is wary of retiring tankers as problems with the KC-46 persist.

By Valerie Insinna and David B. Larter

Cost of upgrading Arleigh Burke destroyers may not be worth it, says US Navy

The U.S. Navy says upgrading the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers may not be worth the money, but the move has support in Congress.

By David B. Larter

Here’s how much the US Navy saves by cutting the first 4 LCS more than a decade early

Other priorities crowded out the first four littoral combat ships. Here's how much the Navy saved.

By David B. Larter

McCarthy: Without budget growth, Army heads toward ‘collision course’

The Army may have to reconsider its end-strength and global presence in addition to cuts to current fleet procurement accounts if it doesn't get a bigger budget in the next few years, the service's secretary said.

The White House gave this nuclear agency a giant funding increase. Can it spend it all?

Over the next five years, the NNSA and the DoD project to spend $163 billion on modernization and upkeep of America's nuclear forces.

A fix for the KC-46 is already a year late

Boeing is projected to begin rolling out a fix in 2023-2024.

By Valerie Insinna and Joe Gould

US Army wants $364 million for Defender Pacific in FY21

Defender Pacific will expand in FY21 and the Army is asking for over $350 million to conduct the exercise as it seeks to strengthen ties and capability in the region.

Trump called for a 350-ship fleet, but his budget falls short of even Obama-era goals

President Trump's ambitions of a much larger fleet aren't reflected in his budget proposals, according to five years of budget documents.

By David B. Larter

Insufficient missile defense funding would leave Americans vulnerable

The Missile Defense Agency has provided a road map for lawmakers to ensure that the U.S. homeland and America’s forward-deployed troops have sufficient missile defense protection.

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