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Air Force

CR, Sequestration Could Cause Air Force To Buy Two Fewer F-35As In Next Lot, Morin Says

Friday, February 8th, 2013

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The Air Force could be forced to buy two fewer F-35As in the next lot of purchases if a full-year continuing resolution (CR) and sequestration go into effect, according to a top service official. Acting Air Force Under Secretary Jamie Morin said yesterday the service would also lose ground on F-35 software development, which he termed as critical for the aircraft. Morin said he couldn’t be specific on which software capabilities would be delayed, as those would be “prioritization decisions”…

Congress

HASC Bill Would Allow Air Force To Buy More Than 267 F-15EXs

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal 2027 defense authorization bill would allow the Air Force to buy more than 267 F-15EX fighters by Boeing [BA] and would extend the […]

Budget

Defense Bill Tries To Block Foreign Shipbuilding, Adds $1 Billion For Second DDG

The final version of the House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal year 2027 defense authorization bill included two amendments pushed by Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) that restrict procuring Navy warships […]

Congress

Replacement Munitions May Not Be One-for-One; May Include New Weapons Chemistries, Wittman Says

As the Pentagon looks to refill inventories of weapons used in Iran and elsewhere, replacements may not be one for one but instead mark a new portfolio mix, according to […]

Congress

HASC Approves $1.15 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA With ‘Right To Repair’ Reform

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) has approved its $1.15 trillion version of the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with the panel moving to adopt a bipartisan […]