Who’s Who in Defense: Trent Kelly, Chairman, House Armed Services (HASC) Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces
Kelly chairs a subcommittee that’s responsible for Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps acquisition programs.
KC-46 deliveries set to resume next week
The US Air Force halted acceptance of the troubled tanker in February, following cracks discovered on the aircraft’s “outboard fixed fixed-trailing-edge support structure.”
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Will US supply Australia with AUKUS subs? ‘That’s not going to happen,’ key US lawmaker says
The US should take the "next Virginia class that's built, designate that to the Australian AOR, and [say] we're going to dual-crew it with Australian sailors and US sailors," Rep. Rob Wittman tells Breaking Defense.
Key Dems Question Biden Defense Budget; Ship Fight Likely
“The President’s Defense Budget Request is an outline and a starting point,” emphasizes Sen. Jack Reed, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Top Lawmaker: Army Budget Needs ‘Not Even Close’ to Navy, Air Force
Rep. Joe Courtney's comments on on the heels of other lawmakers and military officials pushing for the Navy to get a larger slice of the 2022 defense budget
DoD Budget ‘Bloodletting’ Inches Closer To Reality
The Pentagon is at an "inflection point" in terms of how to split the military budget between the services, Rep. Joe Courtney said, a growing recognition that the budget calculus is about to change.
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Esper Echoes Reagan Buildup, Calls For Billions More For Ships
The SecDef wants more money for the Navy's shipbuilding account, and one way to get it is to dip into an existing account, a powerful Congressman says.
Navy Gets $10.4B For Columbia Subs As Missile Tubes Fixed; Congress Keeping Service On Tight Leash
House committee wants to hold money back from DoD until it delivers shipbuilding plans, while putting the breaks on armed unmanned surface ships.
Navy Needs Bigger Budget Than Other Services: Rep. Wittman
“You can have the greatest brigade combat team in the world," Rep. Wittman said, "but if they can’t get to the fight because we don’t have a robust ready reserve fleet, that’s pretty shortsighted.”
Congress Applauds VP Pence’s Surprise Nixing Of Truman Retirement
The Pentagon and Navy leadership say the USS Harry S. Truman must retire so modernization might live. The White House wants to blow that plan up.
Modernizing defense enterprise IT without disrupting the mission
Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.
Boeing KC-46 Deliveries Halted, Again
The revelation, made by the Air Force Secretary during Congressional testimony, is the latest black eye for the tanker program.
Roper Warns Boeing On Tankers After Walking KC-46 Line
The Air Force is once again accepting deliveries of the troubled tankers -- but the service's acquisition chief warned Boeing must get its act in order ASAP.
Keep 12 Carriers, It’s A National Imperative: Rep. Wittman
What does one of the most influential defense lawmakers on the Hill, Rob Wittman, think about the Trump Administration plan to cut the number of aircraft carriers from 11 to 10?
HASC Dems Press To Resume Korea Wargames; Trump Tweets Vs. Intel Community
Democrats challenged President Trump over his freeze on US military exercises with South Korea, while Trump lashed out on social media against intelligence officials who questioned his achievements.