Senate Republicans release budget plan with $150B more for defense
The new budget resolution tees up a separate process for the Senate and the House as the two legislative bodies grapple over how best to enact President Donald Trump’s policy agenda.
Honeywell to divide business into three parts, separating aerospace unit
“Unprecedented demand” in both commercial and defense aerospace sectors led to the company’s decision to break off that division as a standalone, public company, Honeywell CEO Vimal Kapur said in a statement.
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Northrop to sell training services unit to Serco in $327M deal
The transaction is expected to close mid-year 2025, the companies said in a statement announcing the deal.
‘What the f— is going on?’ Confusion, uncertainty in industry as Army contracts seemingly halted
The fear among industry now is that this move is just the first in what would amount to a Pentagon-wide halt on new awards, for an indefinite period of time.
Lockheed hit by $2B in charges on 2 classified programs
The world’s largest defense contractor recorded total year end losses of $1.4 billion on a classified program in its missiles and fire control (MFC) portfolio as well as $555 million overrun on a program in its aeronautics division, Lockheed said in a news release.
EXCLUSIVE: New SASC chair sets sight on $200B defense boost, major acquisition reform push
“I hope and believe that President Trump's pledge to restore peace through strength so that we can avoid conflict is going to be followed through with adequate funding,” Senate Armed Services Committee chairman Roger Wicker told Breaking Defense in an exclusive interview.
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General Atomics aeronautics CEO calls on DOGE to speed acquisition, cut FMS red tape
In a new letter, Linden Blue, CEO of General Atomics' aeronautic systems division, becomes the second industry figure to publicly issue suggestions to DOGE.
Trump nominee Pete Hegseth confirmed as defense secretary
A tiebreaking vote by Vice President JD Vance was needed after Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins and Mitch McConnell joined Democrats to vote against Hegseth.
Boeing to log $1.7B in defense program losses in fourth quarter
Boeing’s total year end charges of $4.9 billion on its troubled portfolio of fixed price weapons contracts is the largest-ever loss for its defense unit, up from losses of $4.4 billion in 2022.
Trump says Europe should pay more for Ukraine. What if they bankrolled American weapons?
Last week, an outgoing senior US official told reporters that there were people on Trump's team who supported continuing military support for Ukraine — if there was a way to save the US taxpayer from bearing the brunt of it.
Modernizing defense enterprise IT without disrupting the mission
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SASC pushes forward Hegseth nomination for defense secretary
Hegseth’s nomination is set to come to the Senate floor later this week, where it is expected to pass along party lines.
L3Harris CEO offers advice, criticizes Biden administration in new letter to DOGE heads
Chris Kubasik’s Jan. 15 letter to DOGE heads Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy is the first foray by an executive at a legacy defense prime into the emerging discourse on how the incoming administration can revitalize the American defense industrial base
What Pete Hegseth’s hearing tells us about Trump’s plans for the Pentagon
While the hearing didn't dive into foreign policy, Hegseth offered a peek into weapon programs that may get more attention.
Cutting government bloat (and C-130 buy) is harder than you think: Kendall
“Every single thing you want to cut [is something] somebody cares about a lot and is going to fight you in the Congress to keep you from cutting it,” Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said. “Here's an efficiency for you, can we please stop buying C-130s? We've got enough.”