Pentagon scales back F-35, F-15EX fighter buys in FY25 budget request

Pentagon scales back F-35, F-15EX fighter buys in FY25 budget request
Pentagon scales back F-35, F-15EX fighter buys in FY25 budget request

Across the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps, the Pentagon will purchase 21 fewer fighter jets than originally expected for the 2025 fiscal year, dropping a planned buy of 107 to 86.

[UPDATED] What’s in the Pentagon’s FY25 budget request? Here’s where to find out

[UPDATED] What’s in the Pentagon’s FY25 budget request? Here’s where to find out
[UPDATED] What’s in the Pentagon’s FY25 budget request? Here’s where to find out

Breaking Defense has you covered for all the news of the Pentagon’s fiscal 2025 budget rollout, and this handy landing page of our stories will get you where you need to go.

Navy’s new budget request would retire 10 ships early, buy only 6

Navy’s new budget request would retire 10 ships early, buy only 6
Navy’s new budget request would retire 10 ships early, buy only 6

Navy brass and lawmakers go back-and-forth every year about early ship retirements. This year looks like it will be no different.

Pentagon emphasizes ‘continuity’ in $849.8B FY25 budget request, amid political deadlock

Pentagon emphasizes ‘continuity’ in $849.8B FY25 budget request, amid political deadlock
Pentagon emphasizes ‘continuity’ in $849.8B FY25 budget request, amid political deadlock

“We kind of depend on having [that] ‘24 bill finish and finish in a way that looks a lot like what we asked for. Otherwise, we’re going to have to go back to the drawing board on a couple of fronts,” said a senior defense official.

Pentagon clears V-22 Ospreys to fly again, but gives few details about fatal November crash

Pentagon clears V-22 Ospreys to fly again, but gives few details about fatal November crash
Pentagon clears V-22 Ospreys to fly again, but gives few details about fatal November crash

Pentagon officials say they have “high confidence” that they can return the V-22 Ospreys to flight safely, but are tight lipped on what they learned about the cause of a crash in Japan that killed eight airmen.

Why sending a US Navy hospital ship to Gaza would be very difficult but ‘not impossible’

Why sending a US Navy hospital ship to Gaza would be very difficult but ‘not impossible’
Why sending a US Navy hospital ship to Gaza would be very difficult but ‘not impossible’

Analysts told Breaking Defense it would take weeks for a ship to reach the Middle East, and actually getting patients aboard presents myriad logistical, diplomatic and security problems.

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GA-ASI’s MQ-9B: The right UAV for persistence, power, and performance

GA-ASI’s MQ-9B: The right UAV for persistence, power, and performance
GA-ASI’s MQ-9B: The right UAV for persistence, power, and performance

When assessing the state of the art of unmanned aerial systems, it’s critical to be very clear about what various aircraft can and can’t do – and could never do.

US Navy inks $3.4B deal for 17 P-8s for Canada, Germany

US Navy inks $3.4B deal for 17 P-8s for Canada, Germany
US Navy inks $3.4B deal for 17 P-8s for Canada, Germany

The deal will see 14 new planes go to Canada and three to Germany.

In South Korea, Del Toro courts major shipbuilders to set up shop in US

In South Korea, Del Toro courts major shipbuilders to set up shop in US
In South Korea, Del Toro courts major shipbuilders to set up shop in US

Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro in public has frequently referenced potential subsidies for foreign shipbuilders who establish stateside operations.

With a year-long CR a real possibility, the service under secretaries sound the alarm

With a year-long CR a real possibility, the service under secretaries sound the alarm
With a year-long CR a real possibility, the service under secretaries sound the alarm

One of the under secretaries compared the damage of a year-long continuing resolution to the effects of sequestration in 2013.

Navy seeking to rapidly prototype new air-launched, stand-off missile

Navy seeking to rapidly prototype new air-launched, stand-off missile
Navy seeking to rapidly prototype new air-launched, stand-off missile

The service wants to produce up to 500 rounds per year and field an early version in fiscal year 2027.

Navy awards HII $1.2B contract to overhaul long-sidelined sub Boise

Navy awards HII $1.2B contract to overhaul long-sidelined sub Boise
Navy awards HII $1.2B contract to overhaul long-sidelined sub Boise

Originally launched in 1991, Boise has sat in port since 2017 due to a series of delays that denied it a timely availability at a public shipyard.

UAE’s EDGE Group and Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri stand up $32 billion JV

UAE’s EDGE Group and Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri stand up $32 billion JV
UAE’s EDGE Group and Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri stand up $32 billion JV

EDGE will control 51 percent of the joint venture, giving it the right to produce Fincantierri’s ships for the region.

Navy’s Combat Logistics Force on ‘narrow margins,’ US Pacific Fleet chief warns

Navy’s Combat Logistics Force on ‘narrow margins,’ US Pacific Fleet chief warns
Navy’s Combat Logistics Force on ‘narrow margins,’ US Pacific Fleet chief warns

The warning from Paparo comes as he awaits possible confirmation to become the next head of US Indo-Pacific Command.