Connecticut lawmakers to grill Army, Lockheed about job cuts at Sikorsky helicopter unit
“The Connecticut delegation has questions about why, with that [FY24] appropriation in hand, this happened,” said Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn.
As Pentagon awaits supplemental dollars, its operational funding is $2B in the hole
The House is teeing up a series of votes this weekend on separate supplemental spending bills for Israel, Taiwan and Ukraine.
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HASC chair backs Air Force plan on space Guard units (Exclusive)
House Armed Services Chairman Mike Rogers tells Breaking Defense that Guard advocates should not “waste their time” lobbying against the move.
Boeing pitches new surveillance, strike missions for MQ-25 tanker drone
The aerospace giant showed off an armed MQ-25 model outfitted with two Lockheed Martin-made Long Range Anti-Surface Missiles during the Sea Air Space conference earlier this week.
‘Matter of time’: AFRICOM puts counter-drone systems at top of $500M unfunded priorities list
After the counter-uncrewed systems, AFRICOM said it would spend another $228 million on "high-risk intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance" to shore up current "unacceptable risk" to US interests on the continent.
EUCOM asks for $83 million for air base defense in FY25 unfunded wish list
The air base defense priority is the largest of the three items EUCOM listed, with almost $67 million needed for additional sensors that would plug into the Air Force’s base defense network.
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Implementation plan for defense industrial strategy to be ready this summer: DoD official
"We are working on it literally as we speak," said Laura Taylor-Kale, assistant secretary of defense for industrial base policy.
Northrop Grumman-made part ‘significant’ contributor to sub delays: Navy secretary
"Now it [the Columbia-class submarine] is delayed by at least a year, leaving no more margin for failure for the rest of the decades-long procurement and delivery schedule," said Rep. Ken Calvert, chair of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee.
Transfer of Air National Guard units to Space Force would be a one-off, says Air Force Secretary
“It’s a unique situation. There's absolutely no intention to make any other changes, moving things out of the Guard," said Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall.
Navy says future drone wingmen need to come in under $15 million price point
“I want something that's going to fly for a couple hundred hours. The last hour it's either a target or a weapon. ... But I'm not going to sustain them for 30 years,” said Rear Adm. Stephen Tedford, the Navy’s program executive for unmanned systems and weapons.
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Pentagon weighs options to lengthen life of legacy nuclear platforms as new programs face delays
"The question is, how do you manage what you might call the transition from the legacy systems to modern systems?” John Plumb, assistant secretary of Defense for Space Policy, told reporters.
White House indicates arms sale changes on table for Israel
“If we don't see changes from their side, they'll have to be changes from our side,” said National Security Council spokesman John Kirby.
General Electric completes spin off of aviation engines business, launching GE Aerospace
The breakup of General Electric into three new companies signifies a new age for one of the two major US aviation engine manufacturers.
EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon clears F-35 to fly in lightning after years-long hold
The approval ends an ironic episode for the fighter nicknamed the "Lightning II."