Budget
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Air ForceCost, Breakdown of Proposed Additional Air Force Squadrons Yet to Be Determined
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Air Force has yet to determine the cost of boosting its 312 operational squadrons to 386, and the breakdown of aircraft in each proposed squadron, […]
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BudgetSenate Passes DoD Budget, House Vote Needed Next Week
The Defense Department’s 2019 budget is a step closer to President Trump’s desk, after the Senate approved the final version of the Pentagon’s annual budget bill 93-7 Tuesday. The final […]
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BudgetCongress Includes More Ships, Aircraft, R&D Efforts in Joint FY ’19 Spending Bill
The Pentagon’s shipbuilding accounts, aircraft inventories and research and development (R&D) funds are among the major winners included in the fiscal year 2019 (FY’19) defense appropriations conference report, which lawmakers […]
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BudgetF-35 Procurement Flying High in FY ‘19 Defense Appropriations Bill
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is emerging as a big winner in the fiscal year 2019 defense spending bill, as congressional leaders have included over a dozen additional aircraft over […]
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ArmyConsensus Defense Funding Bill Boosts Army, Navy Rotorcraft Procurement
A consensus spending bill agreed to by U.S. House and Senate budgeters would fully fund military rotorcraft procurement programs and boost funding for Army helicopters and Marine Corps tiltrotors. The […]
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Budget
Congress Reaches Accord on 2019 DOD Budget, But Keeps a Lid on the Details
House and Senate appropriators reached an agreement to fund the Department of Defense in 2019 through a multi-agency spending bill, while freezing spending for some other federal programs through Dec. […]
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Air ForceAir Force Prepares for Open Skies Tanker Recap While Congress Mulls Funding
DAYTON, Ohio — The Air Force is readying its acquisition strategy to replace its two aging OC-135B observation aircraft in the next fiscal year, the deputy program executive officer for […]
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Budget
Proposed Civilian Nuke Budget Cements Funding for Low-Yield Warhead and Infrastructure Repairs
Congress’ final 2019 budget bill for the National Nuclear Security Administration, unveiled in detail Tuesday, would increase funding for maintenance and cleanup to buildings across the nuclear weapons complex, decrease […]
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PentagonFormer DoD Official Warns of Cost Issues for Proposed Space Force
The former number-two civilian at the Department of Defense (DOD) said on Monday he is wary of how the Pentagon could divvy up funds for President Trump’s proposed Space Force. […]
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CongressLawmakers Increasingly Question U.S. Weapons Sales to Saudis in Yemen
Democratic members of Congress have vowed to oppose future arms sales to Saudi Arabia amid its ongoing conflict in Yemen, and have criticized U.S. military assistance even as Pentagon officials […]