Aerospace Group:

Air Force

House Appropriations’ Draft Defense Bill Funds New F-15s and Extra F-35s

By Vivienne Machi

Tuesday, May 14th, 2019

SHARE:

House Appropriations’ Draft Defense Bill Funds New F-15s and Extra F-35s

Boeing's Advanced F-15EX aircraft. Photo: Boeing

The House Appropriations Committee (HAC) released its draft fiscal year 2020 defense appropriations bill May 14, with plans to fully fund the Air Force’s request for new F-15EX fighter jets along with extra F-35A Joint Strike Fighters. The bill, which provides $690.2 billion in discretionary funding across the Department of Defense, includes over $142 billion in defense procurement funding, $17.8 billion of which will go to Air Force procurement. House appropriators have elected to fully fund the Air Force’s request…

Unmanned Systems

Counter-Drone Needs Will Be Addressed In Next NDAA Based On Iran War Lessons, Banks Says

A Republican senator on Armed Services Committee on Thursday said that defending against Iranian drones has been challenge for U.S. warfighters and will be an area of focus in the […]

Pentagon

Pentagon ‘Working Options’ On Iran Supplemental, May Seek Funds For New Capabilities

The Pentagon is “working options” for a potential supplemental spending request to fund the operation against Iran and replenish munitions used in the strike campaign, with a senior official noting […]

Congress

Wicker Backs “Crash Program” To Supply Ukraine With Low-Cost Weapons

Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) on Thursday proposed a rapid effort to supply Ukraine with low-cost weapons to aid that country in turning back Russia. “We […]

Congress

Dem Lawmakers Want To Codify Trump’s Push For More Defense Contractor Accountability

A group of four Congressional Democrats want to codify President Donald Trump’s push to hold defense firms accountable for prioritizing production investments over paying out stock buybacks, and are seeking […]