The Pentagon watchdog found that the Air Force followed the rules in picking Redstone Arsenal, but it questioned whether the service’s base-selection process leads to the best fit.
U.S. President Joe Biden’s plans to cancel the Sea-Launched Cruise Missile-Nuclear program have emerged as an early political brawl in a brewing fight over next year’s defense budget.
Lawmakers recently froze some $350 million in IVAS procurement money until initial testing and evaluation are completed, and until Congress is updated on the project’s progress.
The U.S. has sent Ukraine an array of weapons and other equipment in recent weeks. An $800 million security package announced March 16 included 800 Stinger and 2,000 Javelin systems.
The Pentagon is considering whether to add U.S. troops in Eastern European NATO members on a long-term basis in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a senior Pentagon official told lawmakers Tuesday.