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Trump Signs Spending Package With $839 Billion Defense Bill, Ending Partial Shutdown

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a spending package to end the partial government shutdown that temporarily impacted the Pentagon, with the legislation having included the final $839 billion fiscal […]


House May Vote Tuesday on Spending Package, As Democrats Look to Reform ICE

The House may vote Tuesday on a fiscal 2026 spending package passed by the Senate late last Friday, as Democratic legislators push for measures to hold Immigration and Customs Enforcement […]

Pentagon Set For Temporary Weekend Shutdown, As Senate Votes On Final Spending Deal

While the Senate will vote Friday night on a spending deal that includes final fiscal year 2026 defense appropriations, the Pentagon is set to have a temporary lapse in funding […]


Houses Passes Final $839 Billion FY ‘26 Defense Spending Bill, Heads To The Senate

The House on Thursday evening voted 341 to 88 to pass the final $839 billion fiscal year 2026 Defense Appropriations Bill. The measure was part of a three-bill “minibus” spending […]



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Lessons Learned From Recent Wars

Modern conflicts are challenging long-held assumptions about airpower, attrition, logistics, and resilience. Test your understanding of the strategic lessons emerging from today’s battlefields—and see how well you track what’s shaping […]


Army

Army Awards $1 Billion To RTX For LTAMDS Radar Production

The Army on January 29 awarded $1.03 billion to RTX [RTX] for continued production of the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS).  The new contract modification covers production […]



Navy/USMC

L3Harris Nabs Marine Corps Precision Attack Strike Munition Contract

Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) on Friday announced it awarded L3Harris Technologies [LHX] an 86.2 million contract for its Red Wolf launched effects vehicles for the Marine Corps’ Precision Attack […]



Air Force

Mobile And Mid-Range Targets An Issue For USAF, Targeting Planner Says

Defense analysts have said that insufficient attention to fielded forces’ input in the determination of military service requirements has been a chronic problem for the Defense Department, one example of […]



Business/Financial

Construction Of Anduril’s Arsenal-1 Facilities Underway; Production Of Fury Ahead

Anduril Industries last Thursday said construction of the first building at its future Arsenal-1 manufacturing facility is “well underway” and that production of its YFQ-44A Fury collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) […]



Space

Space Systems Command Examining Future Spaceport Development Program

The U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s Rocket Systems Launch Program (RSLP) at Kirtland AFB, N.M., is gathering industry input on a possible Spaceport Development Program (SDP). An SDP indefinite-delivery, […]