Pentagon
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PentagonShanahan Highlights Space Force, Hypersonics in Next DoD Budget
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — As Congress appears poised to pass the fiscal year 2019 (FY‘19) defense appropriations budget before the end of the fiscal year for the first time in […]
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Air ForceWilson: Air Force Needs 386 Squadrons to Meet Operational Needs
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Air Force plans to boost its number of operational squadrons by nearly 25 percent by 2030 to meet requirements set in the 2018 National Defense […]
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Air ForceAir Force Delivers Space Force Roadmap to Pentagon
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Air Force is working with the Pentagon to shape its future space acquisition architecture, and the service’s next budget request will include a proposal for […]
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BudgetCongress Includes More Ships, Aircraft, R&D Efforts in Joint FY ’19 Spending Bill
The Pentagon’s shipbuilding accounts, aircraft inventories and research and development (R&D) funds are among the major winners included in the fiscal year 2019 (FY’19) defense appropriations conference report, which lawmakers […]
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BudgetF-35 Procurement Flying High in FY ‘19 Defense Appropriations Bill
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is emerging as a big winner in the fiscal year 2019 defense spending bill, as congressional leaders have included over a dozen additional aircraft over […]
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PentagonFormer DoD Official Warns of Cost Issues for Proposed Space Force
The former number-two civilian at the Department of Defense (DOD) said on Monday he is wary of how the Pentagon could divvy up funds for President Trump’s proposed Space Force. […]
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SpaceAir Force Secretary Says Space Force Proposal Coming in 2020 Budget Request
The Air Force is putting together a 2020 budget proposal for something that will, more or less, resemble the Space Force President Trump proposed creating as a sixth military service […]
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CongressLawmakers Increasingly Question U.S. Weapons Sales to Saudis in Yemen
Democratic members of Congress have vowed to oppose future arms sales to Saudi Arabia amid its ongoing conflict in Yemen, and have criticized U.S. military assistance even as Pentagon officials […]
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SpaceMattis Mum on Space Force Cost Estimates
The Defense Department is moving forward on several efforts to improve its acquisition structure when it comes to space, but has not yet defined how much it would cost to […]
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BudgetHurdles Remain for FY ’19 Defense Spending Bill
Congress has passed two versions of the fiscal year 2019 defense spending bill at a faster rate than it has in over a decade, but the road to negotiating a […]