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Matthew Beinart
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ArmyArmy Puts $10 Billion Multi-Award Modern Software Development Contract ‘On Hold’
A final solicitation for the Army’s potential 10-year, $10 billion multiple-award Modern Software Development (MSD) contract is “on hold indefinitely” as the service reviews its strategy for the effort, according […]
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CongressTop Senate Defense Appropriator McConnell Won’t Seek Reelection In 2026
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the upper chamber’s top defense appropriator, said Thursday he will not seek reelection in 2026. McConnell will end his four-decade career after having served as the […]
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BudgetSASC Chair Supports Hegseth’s DoD Budget Review, Plan To Cut And Move Billions To New Priorities
The Republican chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Thursday he supports Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plan to “review the entire budget” at the Pentagon to find around $50 […]
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CongressTrump Backs House Budget Blueprint With $100 Billion For Defense Over Senate Proposal
President Trump on Wednesday endorsed the House GOP’s budget resolution proposal that would take a one-bill, all-encompassing approach to passing administration priorities, to include $100 billion in defense funds. Trump’s […]
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InternationalHASC Chair Endorses Trump’s Call For NATO Allies To Spend 5% Of GDP On Defense
The chair of the House Armed Services Committee said Wednesday he supports President Trump’s call to increase the NATO burden sharing requirement for member nations to five percent of gross […]
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ArmyRTX Completes Subsystem Tests For Stinger Replacement Offering, Eyes Flight Test In 2025
RTX [RTX] has completed a series of successful subsystem tests with its offering for the Army’s Stinger missile replacement competition, the company said Tuesday, as it readies for a flight […]
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Trump Floats Proposal To Cut Defense Spending In Half Along With China, Russia
President Trump on Thursday said he intends to meet with the leaders of China and Russia to propose that all three nations agree to cut their military budgets “in half.” […]
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InternationalJapan Signs Deal For 17 Boeing Extended Range CH-47F Block II Chinooks
Japan has a signed deal to acquire 17 of Boeing’s [BA] CH-47 Block II Chinooks Extended Range heavy-lift helicopters, the company announced Thursday. A Boeing spokesperson confirmed to Defense Daily […]
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ArmyArmy Chief: ‘Optimistic’ On Push For Flexible Funding Authority, Needed To Scale New Tech
The Army’s top uniformed official has said he has received “good feedback” from lawmakers on the service’s push for more flexible funding authority, which he cited as critical to fielding […]
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CongressHouse GOP Unveils Budget Blueprint For Reconciliation With $100 Billion For Defense
House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled their own budget resolution that sets a blueprint for passing Trump administration policy priorities in a one-bill reconciliation process, which includes $100 billion in defense […]