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Air Force

Analysts: ‘Starving’ Pentagon Could Choke On Infusion Of Modernization Funding

Tuesday, January 24th, 2017

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Analysts: ‘Starving’ Pentagon Could Choke On Infusion Of Modernization Funding

After a lengthy hiatus in modernization spending, a 'starving' Pentagon is ill suited to absorb a cash windfall under the Trump Administration, according to defense analysts.Funding for new defense technologies is expected to increase in the new administration’s fiscal 2018 budget, but an infusion of cash may not bring the Pentagon back from a decade-or-so long vacation from modernization spending, analysts say.Andrew Hunter, director of the defense-industrial initiatives group and senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]