Congress

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) is calling for a ten-fold increase in annual spending on DoD’s Replicator initiative. Replicator, “an opening move toward making big bets on […]

The Senate on Wednesday afternoon unveiled its updated budget resolution that sets a blueprint for passing Trump administration priorities, retaining a proposal to boost defense spending by $150 billion. Sen. […]

President Trump’s pick to serve as his new top military adviser told lawmakers on Tuesday the Pentagon needs a “sense of urgency” to get “real purchasing growth” with its budget […]

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) lacks the resources to adequately assess commercial unmanned aircraft system (UAS) vendors and their wares at scale, limiting the Defense Department’s access to the rapidly […]

President Trump’s nominee to lead the Defense Department’s research and engineering (R&E) efforts says based on his experience in the technology industry there are some changes he could bring to […]

The ranking member of a Senate panel this week said he may push to modify the Navy’s minimum amphibious warship readiness requirements in the upcoming fiscal year 2026 defense policy […]

The Senate easily confirmed financier and donor John Phelan to be the next Secretary of the Navy on Monday evening. The vote was 62-30. All Republicans present voted for Phalen. […]

The Air Force last Friday awarded Boeing [BA] the contract to build the first sixth-generation manned fighter aircraft that it said will have more stealth, range, maneuverability, sustainability, readiness, and […]

Congressional appropriators have provided Pentagon leadership with how they would like fiscal year 2025 defense funds spent under the continuing resolution, to include adding six more F-35s, cutting MQ-25 drone […]

The vice chair of the House Armed Services Committee said Tuesday he believes the final defense topline for an eventual budget reconciliation bill will “end up somewhere north” of $100 […]