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US Army terminates Strategic Long-Range Cannon science and technology effort
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army has decided to cancel the science and technology research effort for a potential program to develop a strategic long-range cannon, the service confirmed. Long-Range Precision Fires is a top priority for the Army when it comes to developing a modernized force capable of facing off against near-peer adversaries like China. …
Key Dems Question Biden Defense Budget; Ship Fight Likely « Breaking Defense
USS Dewey (DDG 105) fires an SM-2 missile. WASHINGTON: The chairman of the House seapower subcommittee, Rep. Joe Courtney, fired a shot across the bow of the White House shipbuilding budget, questioning its proposed cuts to surface warships. An even more prominent Democrat, Senate Armed Services chairman Jack Reed, signaled loud and clear he plans …
It’s All Nukes, All Night, At Intense HASC Markup Debate « Breaking Defense
CAPITOL HILL: House Armed Services Committee Democrats beat back two attempts by Rep. Liz Cheney to protect funding for the deployment of submarine-launched low-yield nuclear weapons Wednesday night, both times along party lines. The votes reflected a wider fight about nuclear weapons policy that pit Democrats against Republicans. All shot down on party line votes: …
