Budget

Europe must work to address its military capability gaps and continue to boost its defense spending to share some of the burden of protecting the continent with the United States, […]

The Coast Guard is seeking $457 million for its Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) program in fiscal year 2020, including funding for construction of the third medium-endurance cutter and long-lead purchase […]

The Air Force is asking for nearly $171 million in research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) funds for fiscal year 2020 to continue developing the next nuclear site transport helicopter […]

The Air Force is requesting more munitions for use in a future battle against peer adversaries and shifting away from weapons used in counter-terrorism activities, senior service officials said this […]

Army Under Secretary Ryan McCarthy on Thursday confirmed the service will buy 1,900 fewer Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) than originally planned after including the program among a slew of […]

While U.S. Navy/Marine Corps requirements call for 38 amphibious ships to support the simultaneous deployment of two Marine Expeditionary Brigades, the Navy has not budgeted for any such ships in […]

Despite questions about its future, the Air Force’s light attack experiment is slated to continue as the service plans to procure about six turboprop aircraft in fiscal year 2020 while […]

The Army has requested $182.3 billion for its fiscal year 2020 budget, including a shift of nearly $33 billion towards modernization, initiating senior leadership’s goal to reach a 50-50 split […]

The Air Force’s fiscal year 2020 presidential budget request funds a new fighter aircraft and provides increased research-and-development dollars to build the advanced technology the service needs to fulfill requirements […]

The Defense Department is requesting nearly $12 billion in its fiscal year 2020 presidential budget request for space-based systems, over half of which would fund new and existing satellite programs. […]