Pentagon
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CongressMunitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far
Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]
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BudgetDoD Details Massive Drone, Industrial Base Investment In FY ‘27, Explains Reconciliation Outlook
Senior Pentagon officials on Tuesday detailed the department’s aim to massively increase spending on drone and industrial base investment initiatives by tens of billions of dollars in fiscal year 2027, […]
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Unmanned SystemsPentagon’s Counter-Drone Task Force Seeks More Than $580 Million For R&D In 2027
The Defense Department’s office focused on speeding the development and delivery of systems and technologies to counter threats from small drones is requesting more than $580 million in research, development, […]
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PentagonPentagon, Boeing Announce Seven-Year Framework To Triple PAC-3 Seeker Production
The Pentagon and Boeing [BA] announced Wednesday they have agreed on a new framework to triple production of seekers for Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC)-3 interceptors over the next seven years. […]
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SpaceMeink And Duffey Determining Path Forward For GPS Ground System
Pentagon leaders, including Defense Department acquisition chief Michael Duffey, are weighing options for the future GPS ground system–options that include a cancellation of the GPS Next Generation Operational Control System […]
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Business/FinancialDoD In New Framework Deals To Speed Production Of PrSM, THAAD Seekers, Various Subsystems
The Defense Department Wednesday morning announced additional framework agreements with Lockheed Martin [LMT], BAE Systems and Honeywell [HON] to quadruple production of Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM) and seekers for the […]
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Air ForceRecruitment And Retention Of Contracting Officers Key, As DAF Examines Incentives
As Golden Dome and other modernization programs face a flood of new funding in a possibly $500 billion requested increase for the Defense Department in fiscal 2027, the Department of […]
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WeaponsNo Estimate From Military Officials On Future Percentage Of Low-Cost Munitions For DoD
The Pentagon’s recently formed Munitions Acceleration Council, chaired by Deputy Defense Secretary Steven Feinberg, has eyed a doubling or quadrupling of production for about a dozen munitions viewed by the […]
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PentagonHegseth Acknowledges Potential $200 Billion Iran Supplemental Request, Final Figure ‘Could Move’
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday acknowledged the Pentagon could potentially ask Congress for $200 billion in supplemental funding to support the ongoing operation against Iran and replenish munitions used […]
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BudgetPentagon Eyes April Rollout Of FY ‘27 Budget Docs, Will Detail Multi-Year Requests Beyond Munitions
The Pentagon’s forthcoming fiscal year 2027 budget request, which a lead official has said is likely to be detailed in April, is expected to lay out plans to seek new […]