Defense Authorization Act Passage Hung Up By Proposed Border Wall Funding
While the Pentagon waits for Congress to approve its Fiscal Year 2020 policy and priorities bill, it appears negotiators seeking…
Defense Committees Start Conference on FY20 Authorization Bill
CAPITOL HILL – With 11 days to go until Fiscal Year 2019 ends, lawmakers from the House and Senate held…
Turkey Formally Dropped From F-35 Program; DoD Estimates $500M to Retool Supply Chain
THE PENTAGON – Turkey is being excised from the F-35 Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter program, and the U.S. will…
F-35 Program Leadership Changes as Turkey’s Future in Program Uncertain
THE PENTAGON – The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter program’s civilian and military management are in the midst of…
House, Senate Defense Bills Tough on Littoral Combat Ship Programs
The Navy is ready to sunset littoral combat ship production and three of four congressional defense committees appear happy to…
House Committee Votes to Prohibit Low-Yield Nuclear Weapons on Submarines
This post was updated to show the committee passed the draft version of the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization…
Funding For Low-Yield Nukes Could be Sticking Point in Budget Bill Debate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Armed Services Committee members on both sides of the aisle have different defense spending priorities but…
Nimitz and Ford Carriers Need Upgrades to Deploy With F-35Cs
This post has been updated with additional information from the Navy. The service has one aircraft carrier able to deploy…
Lawmakers Want Navy to Take New Look at Destroyer Hybrid Electric Drive
Pushing the military to become more energy efficient is an emerging theme of the House Armed Services Committee Fiscal Year…
Support For Low-Yield Nukes On Subs Splits Along Party Lines
The question of whether to authorize the Navy to deploy ballistic submarines with low-yield nuclear warheads caused a House Armed…