House Approps Bill Funds Single Virginia-class Sub, Cuts Landing Ship Medium in 4 Warship Buy
In a split from the House Armed Service Committee, the House defense appropriators wants to buy a single Virginia-class nuclear…
HASC Mark Would Give Sailors Under E-6 Basic Housing Allowance
Sailors under the E-6 pay grade may be eligible for a basic housing allowance under House authorizers’ draft defense policy…
HASC Chairman’s Mark Authorizes Second Virginia-class Submarine, Cuts $1B from Delayed Frigate Program
House authorizers added a second Virginia-class submarine in their mark of the Fiscal Year 2025 defense policy bill, a departure…
House Lawmakers Pushing for 2 Virginia Subs in FY 2025, CNO Franchetti Gives Details on Boxer Repair
A group of 120 House lawmakers are asking the House Appropriations defense subcommittee to add another Virginia-class attack submarine to…
Growing Lethal Drone Threat is a ‘Scourge,’ Says U.S. SOCOM Commander
The “secret sauce” for Special Operations Command in quickly closing capability gaps is its acquisition executive, its top general told…
Report from Pentagon Budget Reform Commission
The following is the March 6, 2024, Implementation Plan for the Recommendations from the Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and…
Pentagon to Industry: Build Drones Cheaper, Faster; Cost Per Unit Matters
The Pentagon’s chief buyer said Thursday it makes little sense to fire a million-dollar round to shoot down a target…
House Panel Questions Pentagon on Military Housing Problems
Discovery of a cockroach infestation on the heels of reports of black mold in a Camp Lejeune, N.C., barracks prompted…
Report to Congress on Foreign Arms Sales
The following is the Dec. 19, 2023, Congressional Research Service report, Arms Sales: Congressional Review Process.…
Navy’s Last Super Hornet Contract Stalled Due to Rising Air Frame Costs
Negotiations over the Navy’s last batch of Super Hornets have stalled due to the growing price tag for the fourth-generation…