US Air Force wants AI to power high-speed wargaming
The Air Force wants a cloud-based, AI-powered “digital sandbox” as a hub to generate and run wargames at speeds of up 10,000 times faster than real time.
By Michael Peck
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US Navy wants new railroad car to transport unarmed ballistic missiles
Existing railcars are almost 50 years old and will soon be retired. But the Navy still has a need to transport Active Inert Missiles.
By Michael Peck
DoD wish list seeks more funds to boost Pacific missile defense, weapons cybersecurity
The head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command wants additional funding for missile defense in Guam and Hawaii, per a budget wish list sent to Congress.
By Jen Judson
US Cyber Command wants more money for network defense
U.S. Cyber Command is asking Congress for an additional $62.1 million in its unfunded priority list to harden networks from malicious cyberattacks.
By Mark Pomerleau
Space Force seeks $832 million in classified spending, new missions and more in annual wish list
The unfunded priority list lays out funding requests on top of the $17.4 billion in the Space Force's annual budget proposal.
China will only benefit from the US Navy’s shipbuilding budget
The U.S. acquisition system should make China’s goal of naval leadership harder, not easier.
By Everett Pyatt
Biden urged to bring missile defense reductions to Putin summit
Ahead of President Joe Biden’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin this month, more than 60 advocates, former military officers, lawmakers and government officials are asking Biden to put missile defense reductions on the agenda.
By Joe Gould
Lawmakers champion China deterrence fund, but not Biden’s version
Fifteen House lawmakers are calling on appropriators to fully fund a $4.7 billion request for the Pacific Deterrence Initiative amid criticism President Joe Biden’s new defense budget submission has missed the mark.
By Joe Gould
US Air Force wish list includes more F-15EX jets but no F-35s
The Air Force's biggest unfunded priority is to buy 12 more F-15EX aircraft.
By Valerie Insinna
Congress should rewrite the Pentagon’s Pacific deterrence budget request
Congress established PDI to improve budget transparency and oversight. The Pentagon’s PDI request does the opposite.
By Dustin Walker
US Air Force to skip a year of Grey Wolf helicopter procurement in FY22
The Air Force will not buy MH-139As in fiscal 2022 due to "delays in Boeing obtaining Federal Aviation Administration certification."
By Valerie Insinna
US Army’s $5.5B wish list seeks to restore cuts made to protect force modernization
The Army has submitted its Unfunded Requirements List to the Hill that seeks to boost funding to improve military installations, restore delayed procurement of legacy aircraft and vehicle fleets and cover the potential hidden costs of withdrawing from Afghanistan while covering unforeseen contingencies.
By Jen Judson