“The states need to be consulted, and need to be full partners moving forward in any major change such as this,” said Minnesota Rep. Betty McCollum, the defense subcommittee’s top Democrat.
By Valerie Insinna and Michael MarrowGray Eagle is the low-cost, low-risk answer to Army modernization
Gray Eagle STOL and Gray Eagle 25M are the best options for Army aviation as it assesses where to move from its current inflection point.
“Our objectives really are continuing to mature adaptive engine technology for a variety of platforms to continue to keep the industrial base healthy and strong,” said GE Aerospace’s David Tweedie.
By Michael Marrow
“It looks like the Army’s going to take the lion’s share of the cuts,” possibly losing a tank brigade, warned Texas Republican John Carter.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. and Paul McLeary
The Democrats controlling the House Appropriations Committee want to ban further diversion of military funding to build a border wall. Republican members warned this — and other items — could derail the entire bill.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
“The Guard and Reserves have existing space capabilities and talents that fit within the mission of the Space Force,” says Rep. Ken Calvert, ranking member on the House Appropriations defense subcommittee.
By Theresa Hitchens
The reboot of the Bradley replacement reminded many on the Hill of past procurement disasters like the Future Combat System. Can the Army exorcise the specter of FCS?
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
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.
WASHINGTON: Either Lockheed Martin’s legendary U-2 spy plane does things that Northrop Grumman’s Global Hawk drone can’t, or it doesn’t. If the U-2 doesn’t, then, the Air Force argues, it should be retired by 2019. After several flip flops in recent years, that is the service’s current position: We need to retire the U-2 because we’re upgrading the…
By Colin Clark
REAGAN LIBRARY: Just two months ago, prominent pro-defense Republicans were telling me the best outcome for the military budget would be a GOP-controlled Senate. Now they’ve got it — but before the new Congress is even sworn in, several veteran legislators speaking here Saturday discounted the prospect of it doing anything to scrap the automatic budget cuts…
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
In an exclusive op-ed, Rep. Ken Calvert, the Chairman of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, lays out how he hopes to improve the military’s technological capabilities.
By Rep. Ken Calvert