“With regards to the election, we think that deterrence and deterrence capabilities are an enduring theme, regardless of which party is in the executive branch or who’s in control of Congress,” said Lockheed Martin COO Frank St. John.
By Valerie InsinnaAnother Ukraine supplemental ‘likely’ needed if war continues on current trajectory: DoD Comptroller
“I have been sort of bludgeoned into being desensitized to [CRs] that go all the way to December in situations like this,” Pentagon Comptroller Mike McCord said. “I would love to see it only go… ‘til right after the election. But I think that would surprise me if it didn’t go straight to December.”
By Michael Marrow and Aaron Mehta“Now, everyone is waiting for November: Americans are waiting for November. Europe, the Middle East, the Pacific — the whole world is waiting for November,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
By Valerie Insinna