Key GOP Sen. Wants $55B Increase in Defense Spending

Posted by Java Joe on June 3, 2024 · Leave a Comment

Mississippi Republican Sen. Roger Wicker, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released a plan calling for an additional $55 billion above the fiscal 2025 defense spending caps imposed under last year’s debt ceiling deal.

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NASA Wants to Fight Fire With … Drones

Posted by Java Joe on April 29, 2024 · Leave a Comment

Two House lawmakers have introduced a bill that would help NASA improve its Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response to Operations program so firefighters can more effectively use drones to improve aerial responses to wildfires.

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DoD Plans $10B in Cuts to Weapons Programs

Posted by Java Joe on February 26, 2024 · Leave a Comment

The US Department of Defense plans cuts to some of its weapons programs — F-35 fighter jets, an attack submarine, Army helicopters and drones, and Air Force overhead — to stay under congressionally mandated spending caps. The department will make $10 billion in cuts to its 2025 budget.

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