Pentagon leaders place $25 billion price tag on Operation Epic Fury
Members of the House Armed Services Committee also pressed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on the recent firing of Army and Navy leaders.
Pentagon formally requests name change to War Department, setting up fight with Dems
The Defense Department stated in a legislative proposal that it will likely spend about $50 million in fiscal 2026 to get the ball rolling on a name change.
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In contested seas, autonomy must anticipate, not just navigate
As missions stretch farther and comms grow less reliable, predictive software could become the edge that keeps missions afloat.
OMB director rebukes shipbuilders over production delays
OMB Director Russ Vought pointed to large shipbuilding backlogs as one way defense contractors are benefiting from program delays.
Northrop to invest $2.5B to hasten B-21 production
The company plans to spend $200 million in 2026 to accelerate B-21 production, Northrop CEO Kathy Warden said.
F/A-XX fighter downselect coming in August: CNO
The competition for the Navy's sixth-generation fighter contract has narrowed to Northrop Grumman and Boeing.
Defense reconciliation bill could come after ICE, border patrol effort: Graham
“Defense hawks want defense money in the reconciliation bill. I’m trying to keep it as small and focused as possible,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham, who chairs the Senate Budget Committee.
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How drones can navigate without GPS
Absolute positioning is critical in contested and denied environments.
‘Paradigm-shifting’ $1.5T defense budget to enable multiyear contracts: OMB director
OMB Director Russell Vought defended the use of reconciliation to pay for $350 billion in defense, saying the move would ensure that funds “aren’t held hostage” during traditional the appropriations process.
The Pentagon wants a 188 percent bump for missile procurement. Can industry deliver?
With $70.5 billion in the FY27 budget request for munitions, a handful of analysts said they expect the Pentagon to spread the funding over several years and to fuel multiyear buys.
Trump’s $1.5T defense budget to weather harsh scrutiny on Capitol Hill
Operations in Iran, midterm elections and GOP intraparty politics could all complicate the defense budget's path to President Donald Trump's desk.
Golden Dome, out-years and lots of missiles: Details of Trump’s $1.5T defense budget request
Everything you need to know about the record setting fiscal 2027 defense budget request.
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How defensive cyber responds to hockey-stick growth of AI-driven threats
Artificial intelligence is reshaping adversarial cyber operations at machine speed, requiring defenders to increase operational tempo while imposing pain and cost.
Trump proposes $1.5 trillion defense budget, banking on $350 billion from reconciliation
The fiscal 2027 request, to be formally revealed Friday, marks the first time that base budget defense spending has hit the $1 trillion mark, with reconciliation funds on top of that.
A year after ‘Liberation Day,’ impact of Trump tariffs on defense industry remains muted
Experts and former defense officials said exemptions to the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration have somewhat blunted the financial impact on the defense industrial base.
Pentagon, Boeing announce plan to triple Patriot PAC-3 seeker production
The deal follows a similar seven-year framework agreement with PAC-3 prime Lockheed Martin, announced in January, to expand interceptor production.
White House to deliver FY27 budget request on April 3: OMB
President Donald Trump has indicated plans to request $1.5 trillion in defense funding in FY27, but it is unclear whether that sum will stem purely from the base budget.