http://www.defensedaily.com Defense Daily en-us 2009 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 0:56:58 EST By Emelie Rutherford The House's lead defense appropriator said yesterday industry and congressional squabbling over the Air Force's latest solicitation for aerial-refueling tankers proves the best way to dodge further delays with the aircraft is to have both... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/8536.html Fri, 6 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST By Emelie Rutherford The military's top officer predicted yesterday the Pentagon will seek supplemental war funding this fiscal year, reinforcing lawmakers' stance that the Bush administration practice of covering wartime costs via emergency spending bills is... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/8523.html Thu, 5 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST By Emelie Rutherford The head of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) said yesterday he expects to focus acutely on the war in Afghanistan in the near future, and predicted Congress will need to approve supplemental war funding later this fiscal year... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/8522.html Wed, 4 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST By Emelie Rutherford A senior lawmaker told Defense Daily he foresees acute congressional oversight of the Pentagon's procurement processes and Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) as defense weapon systems come under increased scrutiny. House Armed Services... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/8503.html Tue, 3 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST By Emelie Rutherford Production of new all-terrain, mine-resistant trucks is ahead of schedule and is on track to ramp up to 1,000 vehicles per month in December, defense acquisition officials said yesterday at the Pentagon. Oshkosh Corp. [OSK] built 159 more... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/8507.html Tue, 3 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST By Emelie Rutherford A senior lawmaker said he sees merit in a proposal to mandate defense firms turn over technical specifications of their weapon systems to the Pentagon to allow additional companies to build the equipment. "We might have to do it at... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/8496.html Mon, 2 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST By Emelie Rutherford President Obama declared yesterday he will sign the defense authorization bill into law this week, quashing any lingering speculation he could veto the legislation because it supports an aircraft engine Pentagon leaders do not want... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/8419.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 0:00:00 EDT By Emelie Rutherford Senior lawmakers predicted President Obama will not veto the final Pentagon policy bill the Senate passed yesterday because it authorizes an aircraft engine program the Pentagon opposes. The Senate voted late yesterday, via a 68-29... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/8400.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 0:00:00 EDT By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon has opted against transferring non-excess National Guard and reserve equipment to Iraqi forces, appeasing lawmakers concerned about U.S. military response to domestic emergencies. "I am pleased to report that we were... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/8392.html Thu, 22 Oct 2009 0:00:00 EDT By Emelie Rutherford Congress nixed the Pentagon's attempt to rejigger millions of dollars in its coffers for re-engining a troubled intelligence-gathering aircraft and launching several new weapons programs. The four congressional defense panels approved... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/8372.html Tue, 20 Oct 2009 0:00:00 EDT By Emelie Rutherford Defense authorizers unveiled yesterday a final Pentagon policy bill that kills a previous House attempt to continue production of the F-22 jet fighter the Obama administration opposes yet keeps alive the also-unrequested F-35 Joint Strike... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/8243.html Thu, 8 Oct 2009 0:00:00 EDT By Emelie Rutherford The Senate passed a $626 billion fiscal year 2010 Pentagon appropriations bill last night by a 93-7 margin after rejecting an attempt to delete from it 10 cargo plans and securing funding in it for ground-based missile interceptors. Sen... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/8235.html Wed, 7 Oct 2009 0:00:00 EDT By Calvin Biesecker Britain's Chemring Group has introduced a new variant of its ground penetrating radar mine, detection system that can be mounted on a small unmanned ground vehicle for use on narrow roads and trails, particularly the goat paths found in... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/8239.html Wed, 7 Oct 2009 0:00:00 EDT By Emelie Rutherford The Senate neared final passage of the defense appropriations bill last night after accepting amendments including one requiring the Pentagon report to Congress on ground-based interceptor missiles. The most-dramatic Senate vote on the... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/8196.html Fri, 2 Oct 2009 0:00:00 EDT By Emelie Rutherford Lawmakers continued debating the Pentagon's two budget bills yesterday, hashing out whether to include controversial funding for C-17 cargo aircraft and a second engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, as fiscal year 2010 starts today... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/8179.html Thu, 1 Oct 2009 0:00:00 EDT By Geoff Fein The Navy last week awarded ATK [ATK] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] $30 million each to design, develop and demonstrate a prototype for an advanced missile warning system to be installed on Navy and Marine Corps aircraft, according to the service... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/8137.html Tue, 29 Sep 2009 0:00:00 EDT By Emelie Rutherford The Senate confirmed Rep. John McHugh (R-N.Y.) as the next Army secretary on Wednesday night, clearing the way for him to be sworn in as the service's top civilian leader next week. Wednesday's voice vote came hours after Kansas GOP Sens... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/8078.html Fri, 18 Sep 2009 0:00:00 EDT By Emelie Rutherford The top U.S. military officer told lawmakers additional reforms to Pentagon weapons-development processes are being considered, and called for a requirements-setting board to focus more on combatant commanders' needs. Adm. Michael Mullen... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/8049.html Wed, 16 Sep 2009 0:00:00 EDT By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon increased its requirement for a new breed of all-terrain mine-resistant trucks by 1,400 vehicles late last week as U.S. troops in Afghanistan face an increasing roadside-bomb threat. In response to an urgent plea from... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/8021.html Tue, 15 Sep 2009 0:00:00 EDT By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon, in a second round of appeals to defense authorization legislation, is pushing back on lawmakers' cuts to its requests for a new Humvee-replacement vehicle, ship programs, and combat radios. The second batch of "priority... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/8024.html Tue, 15 Sep 2009 0:00:00 EDT