Budget

Aircraft engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has been awarded two contracts potentially worth a combined $496 million for support of the company’s T56 engines, according to a company statement. The Defense Logistics […]

A member of the Senate Armed Services Committee said he hopes the defense authorization bill will not have to wait until December for final passage like last year, but with […]

Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) member Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) is keeping her hold on the nomination of Deborah James to be the next Air Force secretary because she isn’t satisfied […]

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) will attempt to return the first stage of one of the company’s Falcon 9 rockets early next year during its third Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) […]

The Navy’s command for training aviators is being forced to cancel all flights after two key industry contractors responsible for aircraft maintenance said they are stopping services because of the […]

Several defense companies have stepped back from extensive furloughs of their own workforce following the Pentagon’s decision to recall civilian employees, but warned on Monday that a prolonged government shutdown […]

No End In Sight. SASC canceled its Oct. 8 hearing to discuss the impact of sequestration on the services, as the government shutdown drags on. HASC continued with its work […]

Prime contractors Lockheed Martin [LMT] and BAE Systems are forming their own teams to compete for the Australian Defense Forces’ new pilot training program, formally known as the AIR 5428 […]

As damaging has sequestration has been to the military, with its arbitrary cuts causing backlogs of maintenance, administrative work and more, the government’s shutdown could prove more damaging if it […]

Despite passing the Pay Our Military Act to allow uniformed and civilian personnel in the Defense Department to work and get paid on time during the government shutdown, some lawmakers […]