Pentagon
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Air ForceAir Force Open To Using Textron’s Scorpion As Next Close Air Support Platform
The Air Force is open to using Textron’s [TXT] Scorpion as its next close air support (CAS) platform, a top general said Friday, providing a boost to the company’s hopes […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Test Fires Trident Missiles
The Navy has conducted flight tests of two Trident II D-5 missiles from an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, U.S. Strategic Command said Tuesday. The D-5s are designed to carry multiple […]
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BudgetFormer DoD Comptroller Expects Congress To Mark Defense Spending At Budget Cap Levels
The most likely outcome this year in congressional deliberations on the Obama administration’s federal budget request for fiscal year 2016 is to provide funding at levels agreed to under the […]
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PentagonU.S. Moving Up Production Of Warhead For New Air Force Missile
The Energy Department’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is moving to expedite the production process for a nuclear warhead that will be used on a new Air Force cruise missile […]
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BudgetHASC Chair: Congress Should Get More Assertive On Open Architecture Solutions
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), believes Congress should ask more questions about whether the Pentagon is adequately pursuing open architecture solutions in systems, […]
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Air ForceDefense Approps Chair To Navy, Air Force: Find Cuts Or Congress Will
The chairman of the House defense appropriations committee warned senior Navy and Air Force officials this week that they will not be funded above the limits outlined in the 2011 […]
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PentagonLockheed Martin And Esri Deploy Geographic Software to Amazon Cloud Services With NGA
Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Esri deployed commercial software, a portal for ArcGIS, to the Amazon Web Services Commercial Cloud Services (CS2) environment with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), Lockheed Martin […]
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CongressAshton Carter Confirmed as Next Defense Secretary In 93-5 Senate Vote
Ashton Carter sailed through the Senate confirmation process to become the new defense secretary, with his appointment being confirmed in a 93-5 vote Thursday. Before the vote, Senate Armed Services […]
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Budget
Think Tanks Tell HASC a Ready Force is All But Impossible Under Sequestration
The defense budget cannot meet sequestration caps without wrecking current force readiness, and either personnel or major acquisition programs will have to be sacrificed to invest in key capabilities for […]
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BudgetSASC Members Push for More DoD Investment in Key Research Areas
Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee pushed for more technology advancement in their focus areas after hearing from two National Defense Panel members on the panelists’ investment priorities–highlighting the […]