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Latest "FY23 defense budget" stories
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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.
By Jen Judson
This week in Congress: Defense authorization and appropriations work collides on Wednesday
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of June 20, 2020.
Senators back $45 billion boost in defense spending for FY23
Lawmakers say the extra money will counter rising inflation and replenish stocks of munitions sent to Ukraine.
US Army terminates science and technology effort for strategic long-range cannon
The Army has zeroed out funding for the Strategic Long-Range Cannon science and technology effort to focus on other long-range precision fires priorities.
By Jen Judson
Pentagon’s fuel prices rose $3 billion amid inflationary pressures
Spiking fuel prices will cost the Pentagon $3 billion more than expected, and it will have to go to Congress for more money, a senior official said in congressional testimony on Wednesday.
By Joe Gould