Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA), vice chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and chairman of the Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee, held a subcommittee hearing to review the fiscal year 2025 budget request for the Department of Defense’s fixed-wing tactical and training aircraft programs.
“While our focus remains on the National Defense Strategy, which… Read more »
Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA) and Congressman Pat Ryan (D-NY) announced the launch of the Congressional Defense Modernization Caucus to advance the national security ecosystem through the integration and adoption of emergent technologies.
The bipartisan caucus will amplify and champion key policy and funding priorities necessary for the technological evolution of the U.S.… Read more »
Today, Congressman Rob Wittman, vice chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement in response to President Biden’s defense budget for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25):
“President Biden’s defense budget request is devoid of reality. With rising aggression from China, Russia, and Iran, our defense budget must reflect our new reality during this time of global… Read more »
Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA), vice chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and chairman of the Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee, held a subcommittee hearing to conduct critical oversight of the Army’s modernization plans after the service branch abruptly canceled development of the Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA).
“While I applaud the Army’s ability to… Read more »
Senior leaders of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA) and Congressman Trent Kelly (R-MS) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)’s Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation office to affirm the importance of meeting the congressionally-mandated 31 L-class amphibious ship floor requirement in a cost-effective way.
By… Read more »
Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), vice chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after the U.S. Marine Corps announced their audit opinion for Fiscal Year 2023:
“After years of failed audits from the Defense Department, I’m pleased to see the U.S. Marine Corps pass their Fiscal Year 2023 audit. There has been severe dysfunction at the Pentagon… Read more »
Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA), vice chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) and chairman of the Tactical Air and Land Forces (TAL) Subcommittee, released the following statement after the U.S. Army informed the HASC of their decision to end development of the Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft:
“The Army’s enormous aviation program changes require… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) released the following statement regarding the three American service members killed and 25 injured at a U.S. outpost in Jordan.
“I am devastated to hear of the American troops killed and injured at a U.S. outpost in Jordan last night.
As we mourn this loss, we must commit to holding Iran and its terrorist proxies accountable for this… Read more »
Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) and Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) sent a letter to Admiral John Aquilino of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command to urge the U.S. Department of Defense to capitalize on Virginia’s nuclear energy capabilities to boost sustainable power to military facilities, long-range missile defense systems, and command and control centers.
The use of… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), vice chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, was joined by Virginia delegation members Reps. Jen Kiggans (VA-02), Bobby Scott (VA-03), and Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) in urging Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to ensure aircraft carrier procurement funding remains on track.
“Stable and predictable shipbuilding timelines… Read more »
