Congress voted to reopen the government. What does that mean for defense?
Now that the government has opened back up, there's 11 weeks to get things done before Congress tries to pass a FY26 budget again.
An inside look at the Hill during a historic government shutdown
Breaking Defense's Daniel Woolfolk goes inside an eerily quiet Capitol building as the shutdown drags on.
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AI is transforming pilot training and the aircraft they fly
Modeling and simulation get an AI upgrade for more realistic training and improved autonomous platforms.
Anduril drone wingman prototype makes first flight, Air Force says
The tech startup’s YFQ-44A is the second of two drone prototypes to take flight under the Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program.
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.
Prominent Navy submarine symposium canceled due to government shutdown
"Due to the federal budget issues and resultant government shutdown, many of the key speakers who are either active-duty military personnel or civilian government employees are unable to attend the in-person Annual Symposium & Industry Update (ASIU)," according to an email from the Naval Submarine League.
Shutdown will delay Air Force drone wingman’s first flight, Anduril executive says
“I can’t fund the government,” said Anduril Founder Palmer Luckey.
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Powering the future: Securing America with domestically made microelectronics
Onshoring and investment in military-specific semiconductors anchor a cornerstone of the defense industrial base.
‘Clean those bastards out’: Small business fund used by DoD teeters on the edge
Senate lawmakers are at an impasse over the Small Business Innovation Research program, a key program used by the Pentagon to provide seed funding for small firms.
Most ‘aid to Ukraine’ is spent in the US. A total shutdown would be irresponsible.
A lot of money considered to be "aid to Ukraine" is actually spent in the US. In this op ed, Mark Cancian argues that eliminating that funding would be bad business for both Ukraine and American interests.
Shutdown imminent as House, Senate still at impasse
The House voted down a continuing resolution Friday afternoon, all-but ensuring that the federal government will shut down come Oct. 1.
Space Force faces disproportionate impact from a shutdown or CR
"As the newest service, one with plans to expand significantly every year, losing even a few months of work could set the entire effort back in the long term," warn Charles Galbreath and Tim Ryan of the Mitchell Institute in this new op-ed.
Modern Tech in Indo-Pacific Operations
Explore how networked warfare, AI, and 3D-printed drones are reshaping US Indo-Pacific strategy.
Government shutdown: How it could impact the military, civilians and defense industry
Bill LaPlante, the Pentagon's top weapons buyer, noted that China doesn't have to deal with this kind of budget chaos. “We can teach them how to do that. That would be helpful,” he said.
Gen. Holmes Sketches Multi-Domain Warfare; A-10 Wings Funded in ’19
WASHINGTON: The Air Force and Army couldn’t start an important set of tabletop wargames last week because of the government shutdown. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes revealed the information when he disclosed today that the Air Force was starting multi-domain war games to hammer out how the land and air services would work together in […]
HASC Chair Thornberry To SecDef Mattis: Share Readiness Info
WASHINGTON: The Pentagon was urged today by one of its best friends on Capitol Hill to share more information about how ready American forces are for war, after Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Chief of Naval Operations John Richardson urged more restraint in releasing information. “I think we need to talk more,” House Armed Services Committee Chairman […]
Shutdown Looms, North Korean War Closer, UK PM Mocked
CORRECTED: Changed Stealth To Fifth Generation Fighters In Fifth Paragraph. WASHINGTON: Can the Christmas holidays come quickly enough? Republicans, hungry for their first major legislative accomplishment since the 2016 elections, are focused above and beyond all else on changes to tax law, leaving a dangerous vacuum into which a shutdown could fall. Last week, the […]