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Space Force seeks sizeable budget increase, reflecting the domain’s importance
The increase of 13 percent over last year’s budget request includes the transfer of some satellite communications efforts from the U.S. Army and Navy.
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Eyeing China, Biden defense budget boosts research and cuts procurement
U.S. President Joe Biden’s first budget request for the Department of Defense slashes procurement by $8 billion, whacking scores of legacy weapons and systems as a way to deliver a $5.5 billion boost for the development and testing of cutting-edge technologies that could deter China.
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Army cuts procurement of airborne jammer in smaller electronic warfare budget
The service won’t buy one its top electronic warfare systems this year. But the drone-mounted jamming and cyber pod can re-compete when developmental testing is done.
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US Army’s FY22 budget backs modernization, cuts ‘down into bone’ of legacy fleet
The Army takes a hit in the president’s fiscal 2022 budget request, but not enough to derail modernization efforts critical to the future fight … this time.
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US Air Force to mothball dozens of A-10s, F-15s and F-16s in FY22 budget
The U.S. Air Force wants to send more than 200 aircraft to the boneyard. Will lawmakers push back?
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US budget: Focus on strategy, not numbers
The debate over the U.S. defense budget is not simply a battle over dollars and cents.
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Pentagon budget will shake up ‘legacy’ systems. Lawmakers are shaking back.
Top Pentagon officials are asking Congress to let them use the upcoming budget to shed unneeded weapons in order to invest in forward-looking technologies now. It wasn’t an easy conversation.
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Get ready for another fight over the future of the MQ-9 Reaper
“There is no need to buy more aircraft,” acting Air Force Secretary John Roth wrote in a letter to a senator, recently seen by Defense News.
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Creating a DC National Guard quick-reaction force is a bad idea
We need to keep our nation’s seat of government safe, but creating a quick-reaction force is not the right solution, says the author of this commentary.
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Wasted dollars and unfulfilled requirements: The case for fixing Pentagon procurement
As chairman of the House Armed Services Committee — the committee in Congress responsible for Defense Department oversight — I want to drive home three irrefutable points.
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Space Force seeks sizeable budget increase, reflecting the domain’s importance
The increase of 13 percent over last year’s budget request includes the transfer of some satellite communications efforts from the U.S. Army and Navy.
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Eyeing China, Biden defense budget boosts research and cuts procurement
U.S. President Joe Biden’s first budget request for the Department of Defense slashes procurement by $8 billion, whacking scores of legacy weapons and systems as a way to deliver a $5.5 billion boost for the development and testing of cutting-edge technologies that could deter China.
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Army cuts procurement of airborne jammer in smaller electronic warfare budget
The service won’t buy one its top electronic warfare systems this year. But the drone-mounted jamming and cyber pod can re-compete when developmental testing is done.
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US Army’s FY22 budget backs modernization, cuts ‘down into bone’ of legacy fleet
The Army takes a hit in the president’s fiscal 2022 budget request, but not enough to derail modernization efforts critical to the future fight … this time.
-
US Air Force to mothball dozens of A-10s, F-15s and F-16s in FY22 budget
The U.S. Air Force wants to send more than 200 aircraft to the boneyard. Will lawmakers push back?
-
US budget: Focus on strategy, not numbers
The debate over the U.S. defense budget is not simply a battle over dollars and cents.
-
Pentagon budget will shake up ‘legacy’ systems. Lawmakers are shaking back.
Top Pentagon officials are asking Congress to let them use the upcoming budget to shed unneeded weapons in order to invest in forward-looking technologies now. It wasn’t an easy conversation.
-
Get ready for another fight over the future of the MQ-9 Reaper
“There is no need to buy more aircraft,” acting Air Force Secretary John Roth wrote in a letter to a senator, recently seen by Defense News.
-
Creating a DC National Guard quick-reaction force is a bad idea
We need to keep our nation’s seat of government safe, but creating a quick-reaction force is not the right solution, says the author of this commentary.
-
Wasted dollars and unfulfilled requirements: The case for fixing Pentagon procurement
As chairman of the House Armed Services Committee — the committee in Congress responsible for Defense Department oversight — I want to drive home three irrefutable points.
-
Space Force seeks sizeable budget increase, reflecting the domain’s importance
The increase of 13 percent over last year’s budget request includes the transfer of some satellite communications efforts from the U.S. Army and Navy.
-
Eyeing China, Biden defense budget boosts research and cuts procurement
U.S. President Joe Biden’s first budget request for the Department of Defense slashes procurement by $8 billion, whacking scores of legacy weapons and systems as a way to deliver a $5.5 billion boost for the development and testing of cutting-edge technologies that could deter China.
-
Army cuts procurement of airborne jammer in smaller electronic warfare budget
The service won’t buy one its top electronic warfare systems this year. But the drone-mounted jamming and cyber pod can re-compete when developmental testing is done.
-
US Army’s FY22 budget backs modernization, cuts ‘down into bone’ of legacy fleet
The Army takes a hit in the president’s fiscal 2022 budget request, but not enough to derail modernization efforts critical to the future fight … this time.
-
US Air Force to mothball dozens of A-10s, F-15s and F-16s in FY22 budget
The U.S. Air Force wants to send more than 200 aircraft to the boneyard. Will lawmakers push back?
-
US budget: Focus on strategy, not numbers
The debate over the U.S. defense budget is not simply a battle over dollars and cents.
-
Pentagon budget will shake up ‘legacy’ systems. Lawmakers are shaking back.
Top Pentagon officials are asking Congress to let them use the upcoming budget to shed unneeded weapons in order to invest in forward-looking technologies now. It wasn’t an easy conversation.
-
Get ready for another fight over the future of the MQ-9 Reaper
“There is no need to buy more aircraft,” acting Air Force Secretary John Roth wrote in a letter to a senator, recently seen by Defense News.
-
Creating a DC National Guard quick-reaction force is a bad idea
We need to keep our nation’s seat of government safe, but creating a quick-reaction force is not the right solution, says the author of this commentary.
-
Wasted dollars and unfulfilled requirements: The case for fixing Pentagon procurement
As chairman of the House Armed Services Committee — the committee in Congress responsible for Defense Department oversight — I want to drive home three irrefutable points.
