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Army Moves Ahead With Flight School Next Amid Shutdown, Still Plans Award By Sept. ‘26

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, November 3rd, 2025

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Army Moves Ahead With Flight School Next Amid Shutdown, Still Plans Award By Sept. ‘26

UH-72A Lakota Photo: Airbus.

The Army is pressing ahead on its Flight School Next (FSN) program amid the ongoing shutdown, affirming on Monday it plans to still award a contract by September 2026 to upgrade its rotary wing training enterprise. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll designated an “exception” status for the FSN effort on October 31, according to a new notice, after the program had been “sidelined” since October 1 due the furloughing of federal employees and Army civilians. “The FSN team will provide updated…

Army

Army Secretary Says “We Need To Over-Invest in FLRAA To Get It Online As Quickly As Possible”

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Congress

Pentagon Fiscal 2027 Budget To Address Cannibalization Of Parts For F-35, Legislator Says

The Pentagon’s upcoming fiscal 2027 budget request will help reduce the cannibalization of parts for the F-35 fighter by Lockheed Martin [LMT], the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s […]

Budget

Trump’s $1.15 Trillion Request For DoD Is The ‘New Normal,” HASC Chairman Says

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The Trump administration’s nearly $1.2 trillion baseline defense budget request for fiscal year 2027 will be adopted and will be the foundation for the “new normal” going forward, […]

Congress

Trump Wants Second Reconciliation Bill On His Desk By June 1

President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Congress to pass and send a second reconciliation bill to his desk by June 1. The deadline follows congressional Republicans’ backing a pursuit […]