Report to Congress Hypersonic Missile Defense
The following is the May 15, 2025, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Hypersonic Missile Defense: Issues for Congress.…
More Littoral Combat Ship Oversight Unlikely to Affect 2015 Block Buy
Congress is asking for additional oversight of the Littoral Combat Ship program as part of the Fiscal Year 2014 defense…
Coast Guard Pushes Back Against Congressional Calls for Reductions
The chairman and ranking member of the key panel overseeing the Coast Guard repeatedly pressed the service’s vice commandant on…
New Defense Bill Could Force Navy To Revamp UCLASS Program
The U.S. Navy may be forced to revamp its acquisition strategy for the Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike…
Japan Seeks to Expand Military Power in Response to Chinese Expansion
A new draft of Japan’s national security strategy calls for an expansion of the country’s military power in reaction to…
Kaine, Forbes Optimistic on Defense Deal by Friday
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.) expressed optimism in a pending congressional deal that may provide the…
Senate and House Committees Reach Defense Bill Compromise
The House and Senate armed services committees have agreed to a last minute compromise defense bill that would authorize funds…
Document: Fiscal Year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act Fact Sheet
From the Dec. 9, 2014 fact sheet on the Fiscal Year 2014 summary of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)…
Forbes Calls for Extending Super Hornet Production
A senior member of the House Armed Services Committee is imploring the Pentagon to preserve the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet…
Document: Randy Forbes F-18 Letter to Secretary of Defense
The following is a Dec. 4, 2013 letter from Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.) to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel.…