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Topping Navy’s $2.2B unfunded list: Sub industrial base, Guam infrastructure repairs

Topping Navy’s $2.2B unfunded list: Sub industrial base, Guam infrastructure repairs
Topping Navy’s $2.2B unfunded list: Sub industrial base, Guam infrastructure repairs

Like in its formal budget, the submarine industrial base is the top item in the Navy’s annual unfunded wishlist, which also aims to replace missiles used recently in the Red Sea.

Sasha Baker, acting undersecretary for policy, to exit DoD in April

Sasha Baker, acting undersecretary for policy, to exit DoD in April
Sasha Baker, acting undersecretary for policy, to exit DoD in April

Baker has been serving as the acting undersecretary of defense for policy since mid-2023, when Colin Kahl left the position. Derek Cholet was nominated for the role in July.

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US defense industrial strength is our first line of defense

US defense industrial strength is our first line of defense
US defense industrial strength is our first line of defense

Successful implementation of the National Defense Industrial Strategy may very well be the deciding factor in our future as a global military power.

SPACECOM wants $1.2B in FY25 for ‘unfunded priorities,’ most classified

SPACECOM wants $1.2B in FY25 for ‘unfunded priorities,’ most classified
SPACECOM wants $1.2B in FY25 for ‘unfunded priorities,’ most classified

The SPACECOM list includes almost $704 million for three unnamed classified programs, as well as $90 million to fund a trio of classified Navy electronic warfare-based “counterspace” capabilities.

Air Force RFI targets engine options for NGAS tankers

Air Force RFI targets engine options for NGAS tankers
Air Force RFI targets engine options for NGAS tankers

Responses will help shape analysis for the tanker program, known as the Next Generation Air refueling System.

Guam defense tops INDOPACOM’s unfunded priorities, NORTHCOM wants more IT

Guam defense tops INDOPACOM’s unfunded priorities, NORTHCOM wants more IT
Guam defense tops INDOPACOM’s unfunded priorities, NORTHCOM wants more IT

US Indo-Pacific Command’s $11 billion unfunded priority list includes 44 programs, from missiles to maritime mines.

Pentagon operations ‘potentially jeopardized’ without $105B supplemental: SASC chair

Pentagon operations ‘potentially jeopardized’ without $105B supplemental: SASC chair
Pentagon operations ‘potentially jeopardized’ without $105B supplemental: SASC chair

Sen. Jack Reed told reporters that should the bill fail, he would look to busting the price cap on next year’s defense authorization legislation.

Philippines, Japan near long-range missile milestones as they arm up for China

Philippines, Japan near long-range missile milestones as they arm up for China
Philippines, Japan near long-range missile milestones as they arm up for China

By the end of March, the Philippines expects to have its first BrahMos anti-ship cruise missiles, and Japan plans to begin training its personnel to operate Tomahawk missiles.

Rocket Cargo is go! Air Force’s experimental resupply program moves closer to the launch pad

Rocket Cargo is go! Air Force’s experimental resupply program moves closer to the launch pad
Rocket Cargo is go! Air Force’s experimental resupply program moves closer to the launch pad

The investment in transitioning Rocket Cargo “is focused on utilizing vehicles that traverse from or through space to transport DoD materiel anywhere around the world within tactically responsive timelines,” the Space Force’s FY25 budget request says.

AUKUS army chiefs’ lessons from Ukraine: ‘Explosion’ in autonomy, value of long-range fires

AUKUS army chiefs’ lessons from Ukraine: ‘Explosion’ in autonomy, value of long-range fires
AUKUS army chiefs’ lessons from Ukraine: ‘Explosion’ in autonomy, value of long-range fires

The US Army chief, Gen. Randy George, offered an intriguing possible win for AUKUS Pillar 2: “a common controller” for unmanned systems, allowing the three allies to exchange systems.

How the Navy is building its networks and cyber capabilities

How the Navy is building its networks and cyber capabilities
How the Navy is building its networks and cyber capabilities

In our latest eBook we’re bringing you the collection of stories covering Navy’s expansion of unmanned capabilities, call for a culture of shared cyber responsibility, reflecting on shipbuilding priorities and much more.

White House unveils $300 million Ukrainian weapon package, thanks to found savings

White House unveils $300 million Ukrainian weapon package, thanks to found savings
White House unveils $300 million Ukrainian weapon package, thanks to found savings

“Ukraine is not running out of courage and tenacity: They’re running out of ammunition, and we’re running out of time to help them,” said CIA director William Burns.

Air Force wants to retire 250 aircraft as part of $188B FY25 budget request

Air Force wants to retire 250 aircraft as part of $188B FY25 budget request
Air Force wants to retire 250 aircraft as part of $188B FY25 budget request

“We’re very, very fixated on being competitive with the pacing challenge [of China],” said Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall. “I think the budget that we’ve submitted moves us forward — not quite as fast as we would like to, but it moves us forward in the right direction while maintaining current capabilities that are essential to the nation.”

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