Michigan bids to become America’s arsenal of rapid defense innovation
Michigan is making a pitch to be America’s factory floor for the future of warfare.
Congress
Senate bill seeks to protect shipbuilding jobs from workforce cuts
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has introduced legislation to shield America’s public shipyards from hiring freezes and mass layoffs.
Ripping F-35 costs, House Armed Services chairman looks to ‘cut our losses’
When Rep. Adam Smith thinks about the F-35, he thinks about “failure on a massive freaking scale."
Republicans slam Pentagon nominee Colin Kahl over tweets, Iran nuclear deal
The nominee for the Pentagon’s top policy job faced sharp questioning over his harsh criticism of Republicans on social media.
Key Republicans press Biden to hike defense budget 3 to 5 percent
House Armed Services Committee Republicans have laid down a new marker in what’s expected to be a testy budget cycle.
Lawmakers aim to prevent sea-based nuclear cruise missile
Two Democratic lawmakers are introducing legislation to kill the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile set to begin development next year and its associated warhead.
Biden’s first budget should reduce nuclear excess
Current U.S. nuclear weapons policies exceed what is necessary for a credible nuclear deterrent and their financial costs are taking a growing toll.
Lawmakers propose check on Biden’s war powers
A bipartisan group of lawmakers have introduced legislation to repeal the 1991 and 2002 authorizations for the use of military force in the Middle East amid escalating tension between the U.S. and Iran.
Eyeing China, Indo-Pacific Command seeks $27 billion deterrence fund
U.S. military officials have outlined a new spending requirements to boost deterrence against China, including new weapons, new construction and closer military-to-military collaboration with America’s allies in the region.
‘Wakeup call’: Report calls for massive AI investments to counter China
The findings, ordered by Congress, include hundreds of recommendations from experts to get the DoD “AI-ready” by 2025.
New Senate defense appropriations chairman talks nuclear modernization, defense cuts and earmarks
Defense News spoke with Sen. Jon Tester about his priorities as the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee's defense subpanel.
