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Fleet’s material condition keeps getting worse, new INSURV report says
The annual report to Congress also warns of a personnel shortage within the Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey.
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
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
Senate authorizers want to fund the Army’s entire wish list
Senate authorizers are poised to inject funding into the U.S. Army's FY22 budget after it took a hit in the White House request, beginning with dollars for everything on the service's unfunded requirements list sent to Congress in June.
By Jen Judson
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.
Plan to boost Biden’s defense budget could see bipartisan support
Senate Armed Services Committee members on Wednesday will debate whether to add about $25 billion to the military funding plan for fiscal 2022.
Give combatant commanders the tools to innovate
Innovations set to arrive in the 2030s or 2040s will be irrelevant if U.S. forces fail to prevent Chinese or Russian aggression during the next decade.
By Bryan Clark and Dan Patt
House appropriators fund Hawaii missile defense radar, but cut dollars for Guam
The House Appropriations Committee is cutting a chunk out of the Missile Defense Agency's funding to set up a more robust missile defense architecture to defend Guam.
By Jen Judson
US Army triggers competition for future long-range assault aircraft
The Army has released its request for proposals to two industry teams to build its future long-range assault aircraft. According to FY22 budget documents, it also laid out a schedule to reach a first unit equipped by FY30.
By Jen Judson
Why America could lose its next war
Denying China and Russia a path to victory will require the Pentagon to revisit its planning assumptions and increase forces and capabilities.
By Col. Mark Gunzinger (ret.)
Moderate Democrats rebuke defense budget cuts
Leaders of the House’s Blue Dog Coalition say they oppose calls to fund any less than the requested $753 billion national defense budget.
By Joe Gould