Get ready for another fight over the future of the MQ-9 Reaper
“There is no need to buy more aircraft," acting Air Force Secretary John Roth wrote in a letter to a senator, recently seen by Defense News.
By Valerie Insinna
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Biden requests $715B for Pentagon, hinting at administration’s future priorities
U.S. President Joe Biden’s fiscal 2022 budget request asks for $753 billion in national security funding, an increase of 1.6 percent that includes $715 billion for the Defense Department.
Congress resurrects MQ-9 Reaper program, adding 16 drones for the Air Force
The sun won't set on the Reaper program for at least another year — as long as a budget bill is passed into law.
By Valerie Insinna
Congress hits fast-forward to field new capability to counter drones
Congress wants the new Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office to work faster for an enduring capability.
By Jen Judson