Sea power panel backs block buy of amphibious ships A House panel has advanced a proposal to authorize the Navy to make a block buy of amphibious ships for one more year, meant to save taxpayer dollars, proponents say. By: Joe Gould 1 day ago
Lawmakers want answers on US Army plans to protect vehicles from drones Will the Army's combat vehicles be able to actively defend against drones? A House subpanel wants to know. By: Jen Judson 1 day ago
HASC ‘skeptical’ of Navy plans to mitigate fighter shortfall, transition into future jet Lawmakers have reservations about the Navy’s plans to transition from the Super Hornet into the Next Generation Air Dominance future fighter without creating a big gap in inventory. By: Megan Eckstein 1 day ago
National Guard funding shortfalls could be fixed by week’s end under new congressional plan Guard officials have said that they will cancel summer training if they don't get the money by August 1. By: Leo Shane III 2 days ago
House bill would allow Navy to retire cruisers early, adds funds to build second destroyer One panel of lawmakers is coming around to letting the Navy decommission its aging cruisers and reinvest the money into new ship construction, even as its Senate counterpart took the opposite approach, setting up a debate that puts at stake billions of dollars in spending. By: Megan Eckstein 2 days ago
Lawmakers demand clearer picture for Guam missile defense plans Lawmakers are demanding the Missile Defense Agency produce a detailed plan for a missile defense capability for Guam that can defeat future threats. By: Jen Judson 2 days ago
The US Army’s new iron triangle: The coming budget crunch and its implications for modernization It has come to be seen as virtually axiomatic in defense circles that the U.S. Army will serve as a bill payer for air and naval modernization. By: Billy Fabian 3 days ago
Senate policy bill rejects Air Force request to send some A-10s in the boneyard The Senate Armed Services Committee's version of the FY22 defense policy bill would guardrails on the number of fighters, C-130s and B-1s the Air Force can retire. By: Valerie Insinna 6 days ago
DoD would see a big budget boost, military justice overhaul under Senate proposal The $740 billion defense authorization bill proposal received bipartisan support in the Senate Armed Services Committee. By: Leo Shane III and Valerie Insinna July 22
To afford next-gen combat aircraft, the US Air Force will make cuts to ISR inventory The Air Force plans to drop from 60 to 56 MQ-9 Reaper combat lines in fiscal 2022 as the U.S. military decreases its presence in the Middle East. By: Valerie Insinna July 21
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