Budget

SecAF to Congress: Let us retire aircraft or we can’t beat China

"We will not succeed against a well-resourced and strategic competitor if we insist on keeping every legacy system we have,” Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said Monday.

Joint military drill to kick off in Ukraine as Congress seeks air defense boost for the country

Congress is keen to support Ukraine as the country tries to fill an air and missile defense capability, and lawmakers want to know how the Pentagon can help the ally.

Commentary

Congress should authorize and fund supply chain improvements in FY22 legislation

It's imperative Congress strengthen the Pentagon's supply chain risk management. Here's why.

Commentary

The peace dividend should go to country, not contractors

The defense industry and its allies in Congress and the Pentagon are inflating the threat of China.

Lawmakers set for battle over next-gen nuclear missile

Nuclear modernization opponents and defenders are gearing up to fight again this year over the future ICBM and other efforts.

Next Pentagon budget will detail climate change spending

The push comes after extreme weather, fueled by a warming of the earth’s atmosphere, has wreaked havoc on Americans across the country this summer.

Top US Air Force general supports proposed F-35 cost constraints

The U.S. Air Force’s top general backs proposed legislation that would cap the number of F-35s the Defense Department can buy unless it meets affordability goals for operating and sustaining the jet.

House lawmakers want to force the Pentagon to lower F-35 sustainment costs in order to buy more aircraft

House lawmakers on Wednesday debated whether to tie the number of F-35s the Defense Department can buy to the cost of sustainment.

Defense spending increase, Afghanistan withdrawal dominate debate over defense policy measure

House Armed Services Committee advances 2022 National Defense Authorization Act.