More Than Half Of Increase In Department Of Air Force Future Years Plan Is For Readiness, Lohmeier Says
AURORA, Colo.–The Department of the Air Force’s fiscal 2027 five-year budget plan aims to rebuild readiness through increasing flying hours and sustainment, Air Force Undersecretary Matthew Lohmeier told the Air […]
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Wicker Wants Legislation On DoD’s Equity Investments In Minerals Supply Chain
Legislation regarding equity investments by the Defense Department in critical mineral supply chains is needed to strengthen the larger defense industrial base and demonstrate to the “free market” that the […]
“Not Sure How They Get To Where They Wanna Be,” Calvert Says of $1.5 Trillion Defense Topline Proposal
As the federal government enters a third week of tardiness in a fiscal 2027 budget release, a big question is how the Pentagon will be able to spend $500 billion […]
Path Uncertain For $1.5 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Topline After Trump Casts Doubt On Second Reconciliation Bill
The path to achieve the White House’s call for a $1.5 trillion defense topline in 2027 appears murkier now after President Donald Trump has cast doubt on the prospects of […]
Senate Budget Dems Push For Defense Reconciliation Spending Details, Cite ‘Slush Fund’ Concerns
Democrats on the Senate Budget Committee have raised “significant concern” with the Pentagon’s move to classify reconciliation spending plans, urging the department to provide more public details on how the […]
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Army’s Mesquite Facility Not Close To Making 155mm Metal Parts, Re-Scoping With GD
Nearly two years after opening an artillery projectile facility, Army officials last week admitted they are still not close to having a new Mesquite, Texas, facility actually produce metal parts […]
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Spending Plan Outlines How Navy Seeks To Expand UUV Production, Confirms Shift Away From Orca XLUUV
A Pentagon plan submitted to Congress outlining how it will spend funds from the 2025 reconciliation bill includes details on how it will expand production of unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) […]
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USAF May Reopen Hypersonic Test Facility In Sandusky, Ohio
To improve its testing of scramjet engines, the Air Force may reopen Sandusky, Ohio’s Hypersonic Test Facility (HTF) at the NASA Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility–known as Plum Brook Station […]
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Redwire Emphasizes Defense Pivot And Maturing Capabilities In 2025 Results
Redwire [RDW] grew revenue by 10 percent in 2025, which the company attributed to its business maturing and capabilities advancing from development into production. The company reported $335.4 million full […]
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GPS-IIIF Will Change “Calculus” Of Adversaries Seeking To Counter GPS, Lockheed Martin Official Says
AURORA, Colo.–While analysts have often spoken of the near certainty of sophisticated and off-the-shelf jamming and spoofing of GPS in a future conflict in which the United States engages, Lockheed […]
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A National Strategy to Ensure Greater Use of Trusted Commercial Electronics
By Jim Will, Defense Opinion Writer. The Department of Defense’s “commercial-first” directive aligns with longstanding defense procurement practices, with every major defense system now relying heavily on commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) electronics. […]
Lessons from Ukraine: Battlefield Drone Innovation Redefines Modern Defense
By Anna Iovenko, Defense Opinion Writer. Defense innovation typically moves slowly, shaped by long procurement cycles and controlled testing. The war in Ukraine has upended that model. Since 2022, Ukraine […]
Open Season on Ghost Fleets in Wake of U.S. Venezuela Operations
By Steven Wills, Ph.D., Defense Opinion Writer. The U.S. recently seized a seventh Venezuelan tanker, which Washington accuses of being part of a global “ghost fleet” that surreptitiously moves Russian and Iranian […]
The Value of the V-22 in a Dangerous World
By Col. Wes Spaid (USMC, ret.), Defense Opinion Writer. As global threats intensify—from China’s coercion in the Indo-Pacific to instability across the Southern Hemisphere—the United States must safeguard a capability […]
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