Pentagon’s $1.5B reprogramming would shift money to AI center, MV-75 tiltrotor
The request would also reroute money destined for an international counter-ISIS training program.
House passes $839B defense spending bill, teeing up end to government shutdown
Once signed by the president, the Pentagon will be funded through Congress’s usual appropriations process after being stuck under a continuing resolution for the duration of fiscal 2025.
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Lessons learned that bring factory speed, adaptability and scalability to air-and-missile defense
Dwindling stockpiles and lessons learned from Ukraine and Iran are driving urgent needs for revamping manufacturing.
House passes $839B defense spending bill, teeing up Senate action
The funding proposal includes $8.4 billion more than the Pentagon’s request, falling short of the more than $50 billion in additional funding asked for by the department in the months since it sent its budget proposal to the Hill.
More turmoil in Congress? Probably: 2026 preview
As Stanley Tucci famously quipped in The Devil Wears Prada: "All right, people, gird your loins!"
Key lawmaker blasts Pentagon’s last-minute push for multiyear munitions package for FY26
The timing of the multi-billion-dollar request "reflects a lack of seriousness about the role of Congress in oversight and in funding,” Sen. Chris Coons told reporters.
No decision made on second round of reconciliation for defense: OMB director
Whether another temporary multi-billion-dollar add-on is in the Pentagon's future, Russell Vought attempted to assuage concerns, saying "there will not be a hole" in the defense budget.
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Three exercises that pushed counter–UAS from prototype to proven
Architecture that linked sensors, C2, RF effects, and lasers into a distributed c-UAS kill chain.
Trump admin to redirect $2.8B in shipbuilding, weapons development funds for troop pay
The White House intends to use $2.5 billion from the One Big Beautiful Bill plus $1.4 billion from the Navy's shipbuilding budget and $1.4 billion from its research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) accounts to cover troop pay and housing needs.
Key defense appropriator warns longterm stopgap funding is ‘damaging’ to DoD operations
In an exclusive interview, Chairman of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee Rep. Ken Calvert said he's pushing for a short-term continuing resolution, and avoiding a government shutdown.
Can Congress pass a FY26 defense budget this year? Here are 12 key issues for lawmakers.
As Congress returns from August recess, Breaking Defense examined how each defense committee is looking at a dozen major programs, from Golden Dome to F/A-XX to the cancellation of the E-7 Wedgetail.
House passes $832B defense appropriations bill
Five Democrats joined Republicans to pass the bill, while three GOP members opposed it.
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Physics AI is different and changes the way defense systems are designed
Models that replicate real-world physics streamline design, testing and iteration processes.
House GOP appropriators pass defense spending bill defeating Dem measures on Air Force One, Ukraine
The committee voted 36-27 to send its funding proposal to the House floor after a marathon markup that lasted almost nine hours.