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BAE Systems late Thursday said by the end of the year the 113 employees at its Lemont Furnace, Pa., plant will be shuttered after nearly 20 years as work runs […]

Unless budget relief from Congress is forthcoming, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert said yesterday the Navy will have to cut its ship and aircraft procurement plans in fiscal […]

Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), earlier this month re-introduced the Latin America Military Training Review Act, (H.R. 2989), which has been sent to the House Armed Services Committee. The bill would […]

An Ohio congressman who chairs a defense panel is keeping close tabs on Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to allow civil unmanned aircraft in a select few areas of the […]

The Army is looking to enhance the commonality, interoperability, and modularity of its unmanned weapon systems as it tries to keep their costs in check, a senior official said Tuesday. […]

Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) said he is working on a plan to close tax loopholes to reduce sequestration budget cuts. Levin told members of the […]

Two Senate Republican hawks are calling for changes in the United States’ relations with Russia, including a push forward on missile defenses in Europe. Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Lindsey […]

The Pentagon is reducing the number of furlough days civilian employees must take, thanks to savings in other areas of its budget and permission it received from Congress to reprogram […]

A leading foreign-affairs-focused Democrat called on Monday for more insight into the cost of possible U.S. military action in Syria. Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), ranking member of the House Foreign […]

The No. 2 Pentagon official said he is worried about the defense industrial base after reviewing the military’s future funding options. Senior defense officials told a House panel Thursday that […]