Pentagon

F-35 acquisition costs increased $7.4 billion over a year, up 1.9 percent from last year, according to the 2013 Selected Acquisition Report (SAR) submitted to Congress Thursday. Acquisition costs rose […]

The Defense Department hopes to share its early requirements with industry more often as long as it can find a way to do so without creating misunderstandings, Assistant Secretary of […]

A review commissioned by the Canadian government to evaluate whether the country should proceed with plans to buy Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] F-35 or consider other aircraft in a possible competition […]

The Pentagon will be forced to cut spending on procurement and research and development by more than $66 billion dollars over a four-year beginning in fiscal 2016 if Congress does […]

The Air Force could be on the hook for increased costs in the KC-46 aerial refueling tanker program if it has to re-open its contract with prime contractor Boeing [BA] […]

Eleven lawmakers formally asked Secretary of State John Kerry Monday to immediately halt trade of military equipment with Russia, including the acquisition of 22 Mi-17 helicopters that are part of […]

The Defense Department and Congress should give preference to fielding long-range intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and strike aircraft to bolster the U.S. military posture in the Asia-Pacific and enable […]

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–The Navy is awarding the contract for the next presidential helicopter in the weeks ahead, despite there being only one publicly known bidder in the competition. Capt. Dean […]

The Navy’s could potentially miss its 2018 deadline for having its F-35 software in place, but it won’t result in cost increases, according to the Defense Department’s program leader. F-35 […]

AM General has credited the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Land and Maritime with  $1.62 million after a Defense Department Inspector General (DoD IG) audit found the government made numerous missteps […]