Shipbuilding, Golden Dome and munitions win big as GOP unveils $150B bill to boost defense
HASC will take up the bill on Tuesday in a marathon markup session that will allow Democrats the opportunity to amend the measure.
GOP defense appropriators spell out CR funding levels for weapons. Will the DoD listen?
Rep. Ken Calvert and Sen. Mitch McConnell describe the funding tables, obtained by Breaking Defense, as "congressional intent," and it remains unclear how legally binding the direction ultimately is for the Trump administration.
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Faster propulsion R&D for modern airpower
As aircraft shrink, threats expand, and technology accelerates, aircraft engines must iterate along with the threats.
GOP stopgap funding bill boosts defense funding over FY24 levels
The proposed CR includes an additional $8 billion for Central Command and European Command, specifying that the funds be used for “only for U.S. military operations, force protection, and deterrence.”
SAC passes $852B defense bill, adding $21B and teeing up budget fight
The Senate Appropriations Committee's FY25 defense spending bill adds $21 billion in emergency funding, allowing it to skirt spending caps without triggering sequestration.
Raytheon expects key SPY-6 contract for destroyer backfits in early 2023
The Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-class destroyers are expected to receive the SPY-6(V)4 radar.
House authorizers pass $839B defense budget, adding money for ships, aircraft, Ukraine
During a marathon markup session that started on Wednesday, the House Armed Services Committee approved an amendment that would add $37 billion to the defense topline.
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The network transport layer is the backbone of next-generation command and control
Hybrid communications requirements will shape the Army’s data infrastructure of the future.
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Electrification sparks new shipbuilding
Building naval vessels with electric propulsion is a new challenge for shipyards, so “single-system vendors” will be needed to provide the electric propulsion package as a subcontractor to the shipyard.
House Approps Restores 2nd Destroyer; Cuts Sea-Launched Nuke Cruise Missile
The Democrats’ draft bill trims military personnel and R&D to add money for procurement.
Navy Picks Pacific Homeport For Future Frigates: Hello, China
The first 12 Constellation-class frigates will all be based out of Everett, Wash.
Key Dems Question Biden Defense Budget; Ship Fight Likely
“The President’s Defense Budget Request is an outline and a starting point,” emphasizes Sen. Jack Reed, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
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Powering the future: Securing America with domestically made microelectronics
Onshoring and investment in military-specific semiconductors anchor a cornerstone of the defense industrial base.
We Need A Bigger Navy, Fast: Chris Lehman
A hastily-developed shipbuilding plan rushed out near the end of the Trump Administration set a very modest goal of a 500-ship Navy, but it would achieve that number at a snail's pace where the fleet would not reach 500 ships until 2045. We simply can't wait 25 years.
Signaling China, White House Floats Putting Hypersonic Missiles On Destroyers
"This is a terrible idea for several reasons," Bryan Clark of the Hudson Institute said. The oldest ships would need to undergo a service life extension, while the newer ships would have to undergo expensive upgrades for a complex new mission.
Senate Ships vs. House Subs: Conference Clash To Come?
House Democrats want to add $2.5 billion to build a second Virginia-class submarine next year. Senate Republicans would rather spend on destroyers and amphibious ships.
SecNav Tells Fleet Hypersonic Competition Demands ‘Sputnik Moment;’ Glide Body Test Set
A new Navy memo by acting Secretary Thomas Modly calls for greatly increased funding for hypersonics.