DoD Details Massive Drone, Industrial Base Investment In FY ‘27, Explains Reconciliation Outlook
Senior Pentagon officials on Tuesday detailed the department’s aim to massively increase spending on drone and industrial base investment initiatives by tens of billions of dollars in fiscal year 2027, […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Graham Says GOP To Move Ahead On Second Reconciliation Bill, With Defense Funds As Priority
Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Wednesday, with the White House’s backing, his panel will move “expeditiously” on crafting a second reconciliation bill, citing priorities for defense and […]
Counter-Drone Flyaway Kit Used In U.S. In Early Hours Of Iran Strikes, NORTHCOM Head Says
U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) used a counter small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) flyaway kit (FAK) in the early hours of the strikes against Iran on Feb. 28, according to Air […]
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Army’s FY ‘27 Budget Backs Munitions Boost Frameworks, Comptroller Notes Penalties For Delays
The Army’s fiscal year 2027 budget request fully backs new framework agreements with industry to increase production for a range of critical munitions over the next several years, a lead […]
Navy/USMC
Navy Still Studying Fifth Shipyard, Weighing Against More Shifts At Existing Yards
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The Navy’s top officer Monday said the service is still looking at a potential fifth naval shipyard, but is also balancing the concept against adding more […]
Air Force
USAF Surveying Industry On Cheaper, Long-Range Ground Attack Missiles On Cargo Planes And Fighters
The office of Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert Lyons, the service’s portfolio acquisition executive for weapons and the head of Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s armament directorate at Eglin […]
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Rocket Lab Closes Mynaric Acquisition At Higher Price Than Originally Agreed
Rocket Lab [RKLB] on Tuesday said it closed its acquisition of optical communications terminal (OCT) supplier Mynaric AG for $155.3 million, $5.3 million more than the original deal terms announced […]
Space
Space Force Budget Includes $1.8 Billion To Modernize Launch at Vandenberg And Cape Canaveral
Part of the Department of the Air Force’s $13.6 billion operations and maintenance (O&M) budget in fiscal 2027 for facility improvements–a $7.2 billion increase from last year’s appropriation–is to bolster […]
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A More Effective Alternative to the Collaborative Combat Aircraft
By Jay A. Stout, Defense Opinion Writer. The Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) is the defense aviation fixation of the decade. A small, low-cost, unmanned adjunct to manned fighters, the Air Force intends […]
Practical Considerations for Modernizing the Military Procurement System
By Chuck Cynamon, Defense Opinion Writer. With his memo last November and address at the National War College, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has made clear that the acquisition process for military […]
How to Ensure the Success of Military Artificial Intelligence Systems
By Brad Harrison, Defense Opinion Writer. The next phase of artificial intelligence (AI) adoption at the Pentagon will be shaped less by technology, funding or capability and more by culture […]
Culture, Not Cash, Biggest Obstacle to Europe’s Rearmament
By Daniel Biedermann, Defense Opinion Writer. Europe presented a united front at the recent Munich Security Conference. Across panels and meetings and in speeches, heads of state and officials of […]
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Defense Daily Military History Quiz # 4
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