By Geoff Fein Realizing the need to look beyond traditional defense companies and open the door to new solutions for warfighters, the Pentagon is embarking on several efforts, including a new Techipedia, to improve coordination, collaboration and transition of technologies. "There is a lot of improvement we can make in how we serve the warfighter," John Young, the Pentagon's acquisition chief, told attendees yesterday at the Emerging Technologies for Defense Applications conference in Arlington, Va. "We have to be able,…
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HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]
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 […]
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 […]