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 […]
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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 […]
Appropriators Restore Funding For Several Of Army’s Planned Cuts, Rebuke JLTV Decision
Congressional appropriators have restored funding in the final fiscal year 2026 defense spending bill for several of the programs the Army planned to cancel as part of its new transformation […]
Appropriators Fund More Multi-Years For Munitions, But Not All Of DoD’s ‘Very Late’ Request
The final fiscal year 2026 defense spending bill approves eight critical munitions for multi-year contracts, while the list does not cover the entirety of a larger request proposed by the […]
Wittman Introduces Bill To Speed Arms Sales To Taiwan
A bill to streamline arms sales to Taiwan has been introduced in the House after companion legislation was approved in the Senate, Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) said on Tuesday. The […]
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Hanwha Securing Lease To Build $1.3 Billion Munitions Plant At U.S. Army’s Pine Bluff Arsenal
Hanwha Defense USA is in negotiations with the U.S. to build a production facility for munitions components at Pine Bluff Arsenal in Arkansas, with the company planning to invest $1.3 […]
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CNO’s New Hedge Strategy Uses “Tailored Forces” To Underpin Upcoming Strategic Guidance
The Chief of Naval Operations (NCO) this week said his upcoming new strategic guidance, dubbed the United States Navy Fighting Instructions, will be a framework guided by his new “hedge […]
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USAF “Focus Right Now Is Readiness,” Acting Vice Chief Says
U.S. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink and Chief of Staff Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach are emphasizing the provision of needed parts for aircraft under a “fly, fix, and fight” strategy, Lt. […]
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York Space Systems Goes Public In $629M IPO To Fund ‘Proliferation At Scale’
York Space Systems raised $629 million in an upsized initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, which CEO Dirk Wallinger says will enable the company to manufacturer satellites “to meet large proliferation […]
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GAO Warns Of Tech Readiness, Cost, And Schedule Risks For SDA Constellation
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A More Resilient Approach to Satellite Communications for the Military
By Bill Milroy, Defense Opinion Writer. Space-based communications are now as fundamental to military operations as fuel and logistics. Warfighters expect assured connectivity for command and control, intelligence and real-time […]
Commercial Equipment is Reshaping the Battlefield
By Ryan Gury, Defense Opinion Writer. In Ukraine, a seismic shift is underway. Not only in the new weapons being deployed, but in the blurring of the line between consumer […]
Restoring U.S. Industrial Agility: Nurturing Domestic UAV Supply Chains
By Jim Will, Defense Opinion Writer. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) illustrate the risk of globally dispersed electronics supply chains. But they also offer an opportunity for the U.S. to reimagine World […]
U.S. Should Renew Focus On Its Africa Command
By Jonathan Moak, Defense Opinion Writer. Earlier this year, a dam at a copper mine in Zambia controlled by Sino Metals – part of state-owned China Nonferrous Mining Corp. – […]
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