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Air Force

Members Lament Domestic Air Defense Funding, Plug 4 Gen Fighters To Air Force

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Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

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By Emelie Rutherford A quartet of lawmakers sent Air Force leaders a letter last week suggesting the service pursue a new fighter-jet strategy to ensure it can fulfill its Air Sovereignty Alert (ASA) mission for defending American airspace. "Despite sustained and new threats both asymmetric and strategic, dedication of Air Force funding for this critical [Air Sovereignty Alert] mission has not kept pace with evolving requirements since fiscal year 2004," states the April 10 letter from Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.)…

Army

Army Secretary Says “We Need To Over-Invest in FLRAA To Get It Online As Quickly As Possible”

Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel (HAC-D), said on Thursday that the Army’s budget plan beginning in fiscal 2027 has more than $2 billion […]

Congress

Pentagon Fiscal 2027 Budget To Address Cannibalization Of Parts For F-35, Legislator Says

The Pentagon’s upcoming fiscal 2027 budget request will help reduce the cannibalization of parts for the F-35 fighter by Lockheed Martin [LMT], the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s […]

Budget

Trump’s $1.15 Trillion Request For DoD Is The ‘New Normal,” HASC Chairman Says

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The Trump administration’s nearly $1.2 trillion baseline defense budget request for fiscal year 2027 will be adopted and will be the foundation for the “new normal” going forward, […]

Congress

Trump Wants Second Reconciliation Bill On His Desk By June 1

President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Congress to pass and send a second reconciliation bill to his desk by June 1. The deadline follows congressional Republicans’ backing a pursuit […]