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Army Vet, Anduril Exec Michael Obadal Nominated To Be Army Under Secretary

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, March 12th, 2025

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Army Vet, Anduril Exec Michael Obadal Nominated To Be Army Under Secretary

Anduril executive and Army veteran Michael Obadal, nominee to be Army under secretary

President Trump has nominated Anduril Industries executive and veteran Michael Obadal to be the Army’s next under secretary. If confirmed, Obadal would be the service’s no. 2 civilian and have a lead role in setting the Army’s budget priorities and overseeing modernization efforts. After 27 years in the Army, Obadal retired from the Army and joined Anduril where is a senior director, according to his LinkedIn profile. Anduril is currently involved in several major modernization efforts, to include potentially taking…

Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

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Congress

HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

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Army

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

Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel (HAC-D), said on Thursday that the Army’s budget plan beginning in fiscal 2027 has more than $2 billion […]

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 […]