Joe Donnelly

Yemen is in civil war. It is not slipping into civil war.

It seems to me, to put it in more basic terms for right here, it is like, okay, these are my really bad cousins.

with all operations, we must consider the potential challenges and unintended consequences.

It is the worst way that we can handle these situations.

What do you think is one of the most--if you had one thing to tell us, the most important thing we can do here to help our small businesses continue and have success?

We seem lost and at confusion about what to do next, unable to put any real marker down or have any plan for success.

We are going to have to do it. This is actually what we did in 2008.

At what point--how many people have to leave before we make that decision?

How much do you expect the development of a new Bradley transmission to cost and what costs does that estimate include?

What are you looking for in the contractor testing, and what is a positive result?

Are there elements of the cost and schedule analyses that the Army could be doing now?

Have there been performance issues with the Bradley transmission in the past?

why do we need upgrades to the Bradley power train?

Now, in regards to drones, how much more would you need if you had the optimal plan for yourself on drones, the number of drones, the number of operators?

Because my concern is, obviously--and it is what I say about a lot of things in the industrial area, which is, look, if we do not have the best at the most reasonable cost that provides the greatest safety, that seems to be the combination…

how much will ECP2 cost from start to finish?

If the Army testing goes well, what other analysis must the Army perform?

If affordability is such a critical factor, my difficulty is understanding why you would hesitate to allow competition for a component as critical as vehicle transmissions.

What is involved in the Army's follow-up testing, and how long should that take?

Under the current plans for ECP2, are you working with the supplier of the legacy transmission?

Well, here is another operational question. We are moving F-35s into Hill Air Force Base. What are we going to do with the F-16s?

Thank you very much, and thank you to all of you for your hard work, for your hard work in maximizing value and, maybe more importantly, for your hard work in protecting our men and women and protecting our Nation.

I request that your staff brief my office in detail on the status of efforts to enhance collaboration and commonality across Air Force and Navy nuclear programs, including current efforts and opportunities for the future.

Our goal is to simply make this all work the best possible and to create the most confidence.

We need to consider how we can best allocate these systems and effectively train the warfighters who will operate them.