Congress

Army to fund Black Hawk upgrades using budget from canceled helicopter

The future attack recon aircraft cancellation was not a waste, Army leaders stressed to lawmakers March 6 while detailing tech transfers to other programs.

A nearly $1 trillion defense budget faces headwinds at home and abroad

There are bipartisan calls to hit the breaks as defense spending nears $1 trillion. Others say that amount is not enough to fund U.S. strategy worldwide.

Opinion

Three directions the US defense budget could go

Battles over border security, as well as aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, make the outcome for the FY25 defense budget difficult to predict.

Opinion

To keep pace, the Pentagon needs a new way to plan its budget

The PBBE process is no longer able to keep up with the pace of innovation and the complexity of growing national defense threats.

Tax credit sought by defense industry stuck in Senate limbo

The defense industry has lobbied hard to fully restore a Trump-era R&D tax credit. The House has passed a compromise bill restoring it, but not the Senate.

Congress passes fourth stopgap funding bill as 1% sequester looms

Lawmakers kicked FY24 defense funding further down the road, raising fears at the Pentagon that congressional inaction may soon result in a 1% sequester.

Turkey F-16 sale to proceed after Senate vote

The Senate overwhelmingly rejected a resolution to block the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey after Ankara approved Sweden's NATO accession.

Continuing resolution could degrade training for future fights

The U.S. military would have to make sacrifices to exercises around the globe if Congress fails to pass an FY24 budget, officials warn.

Senate confirms Paparo as new INDOPACOM commander

The move came without objection in a voice vote late Wednesday night.

How can the Pentagon arm Ukraine amid stalled aid package?

The department is weighing options to keep arms flowing to ammunition-starved Ukraine, but there's no replacement for the aid package stalled in Congress.