Mattis Orders Comparison Review of F-35C and Advanced Super Hornet
Defense Secretary James Mattis is ordering a Pentagon review to compare the capabilities and cost between the emerging carrier-based Lockheed…
Document: Memo on Pentagon Acting Leadership After Trump Inauguration
The following is a Jan. 19, 2017 memo obtained by USNI News outlining the acting leadership of the Department of…
DEPSECDEF Work Cautions Trump Team Against Growing Military Size Over Capability
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The deputy secretary of defense told the incoming Trump administration that repealing the 2011 Budget Control Act…
Officials: Third Offset Strategy Key to Maintaining U.S. Military Technology Dominance
The driving concept behind the Pentagon’s Third Offset Strategy comes down to : If we’re not changing, we’re losing to…
DoN Swears in Janine Davidson, First Permanent Under Secretary Since 2013
Janine Davidson was sworn in as Under Secretary of the Navy last week, making her the first person to hold…
Unmanned CBARS Tanker Air Segment Draft RFP Expected Later This Year
This post has been updated to include additional comments from the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Naval Air Systems…
Defense Officials Tell Congress Rules of Cyber Warfare Far From Settled
The United States’ adversaries see cyber warfare as a potential American vulnerability in a military engagement, the Pentagon’s number two…
Congressman Asks Pentagon For More Involvement in Funding Ohio Replacement Submarine
A House Armed Services Committee member said lawmakers are already working to properly fund the upcoming Ohio Replacement Program (ORP) ballistic…
SASC Markup Adds $725 Million for 2 New Carrier UAV Prototypes, More X-47B Testing
The Senate Armed Services Committee — concerned with the Navy’s direction for its planned unmanned carrier aircraft program — wants…
Document: Pentagon Memo on Unknown Military Remains Policy
The following is the April 14, 2015 memo announcing new policy on disinterring and identifying missing service members.…