Senate passes $914B defense policy bill after resolving gridlock on amendments
Senators voted 77-20 to approve the National Defense Authorization Act, moving the bill forward on a largely bipartisan basis.
White House comes out against Senate FY26 NDAA language on DoD spectrum rights
Section 1564 would give the Joint Chiefs of Staff the right to nix changes to military systems that would be required to comply with planned spectrum sharing plans.
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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.
Who’s Who in Defense: Mike Rogers, Chairman, House Armed Services Committee (HASC)
As the 119th Congress moves forward under a Republican-led majority party, Rogers returns as Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, with oversight of the panel that drafts the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) authorization bill.
Who’s Who in Defense: Adam Smith, Ranking Member, House Armed Services Committee (HASC)
As Ranking Member of the HASC, Smith plays a senior role in a committee with legislative jurisdiction over military policy through the annual passage of the the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
$895.2 billion compromise NDAA released, sliding under Fiscal Responsibility Act cap levels
In an interview with Breaking Defense, Rep. Adam Smith said he was unsure if he would support the bill due to concerns about language that restricts transgender care for the children of servicemembers.
F-35s, frigates and FRA woes: Here are the issues facing Congress in upcoming FY25 budget process
Feeling lost on defense budget matters after the August legislative recess? Breaking Defense has a primer for you.
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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.
SASC breaks spending cap by $25 billion in FY25 defense policy bill
The amendment to break congressionally-mandated spending caps, offered by Sen. Roger Wicker, the committee's top Republican, led SASC Chairman Jack Reed to vote against the bill.
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Solving the massive problem of heat in C4ISR technology
JADC2 and multi-domain operations require computing and communications at the edge, and a way to manage heat generated by these systems.
House defense policy draft: A good first step, but some missed opportunities
In this op-ed, Elaine McCusker and John Ferrari of AEI call out what they see as the good and the bad in the HASC NDAA draft.
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How to ensure readiness of next-generation defense technology: Solving the issue of massive heat
High-performance systems generate tremendous amounts of heat that can compromise missions and make high-tech systems less effective in tactical environments. But there is a solution to this modern-age challenge.
The questions that warfighters ask the most are now answered with data analytics
CDAO’s Advana data analytics platform is ingesting data from about 500 DoD business systems.
Don’t buy into Buy America: Congress must drop provisions from final NDAA
"Protectionists and isolationists in both chambers have decided to up the ante this year on the NDAA," writes analyst Bill Greenwalt in this new op-ed.
Lawmakers rev up support for Marine Corps’ Force Design 2030 in letter to appropriators
The full-throated support by Armed Services Committee lawmakers could foreshadow Force Design 2030's future when its biggest proponent leaves the Marine Corps.
The incredible shrinking Army: NDAA end strength levels are a mistake
"Cutting Army end strength to only 452,000 soldiers locks in the service’s worst projections for recruiting, forestalling any possibility to achieve greater-than-predicted success," writes Thomas Spoehr of the Heritage Foundation.
Senate passes NDAA, with $857.9 billion for national security
The topline is an increase of $45 billion over what Biden’s budget requested.