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House shoots down amendment to cut F-35 purchase
Meanwhile, there's talk of authorizing the defense secretary to seize Lockheed Martin's intellectual property.
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Opinion
Why the US Air Force should keep Next Generation Air Dominance alive
It's time to explore alternative design and acquisition strategies to significantly reduce the cost of NGAD and expedite its delivery.
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How many F-35s to buy? Draft defense bills disagree
This would be the third differing approach to F-35 purchases lawmakers have proposed for fiscal 2025, which will have to be reconciled at some point.
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Congress’ defense fight to focus on pay raises, total military spending
Here’s a look at the major differences in the House and Senate bills, and the debates ahead.
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Space Force’s Resilient GPS program draws skepticism from lawmakers
Lawmakers say the Space Force's plan to use proliferation to boost GPS resiliency may be flawed.
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White House takes aim at shipbuilding, other measures in defense bill
The White House noted its concerns with the FY25 defense policy bill's shipbuilding plans, an east coast missile defense site and contractor pricing data.
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Junior enlisted pay bump to cost as much as two new aircraft carriers
A plan to boost young troops' pay by an extra 15% next year will cost more than $24 billion over the next five years, officials said.
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House bill funds new tranche of Philippines, Taiwan military aid
The House's FY25 State Department funding bill shows that the U.S. has a continued interest in keeping China at bay in the Indo-Pacific.
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After Singapore summit, a question of US priorities in Asia’s ‘hot zone’
Taiwan’s independence and disputed territory in the South China Sea have long been tense subjects, but which is more likely to lead to a conflict?
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Defense spending bill forces Israel arms transfers, nixes Ukraine aid
The House moved its first draft of the FY25 defense spending bill, pushing back on President Biden's Israel arms transfer hold and excluding Ukraine aid.
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Opinion
US security demands continued nuclear triad investment
The advanced age of America's nuclear triad is eroding its deterrent value.
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Money, weapons and secret meetings: What the Pentagon is doing to arm Taiwan
There appears to be an urgency both to harden Taiwan’s defenses and to prove that the Pentagon can quickly act when given the chance.
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Coast Guard response to Key Bridge collapse reveals a strained service
The service works over 3.4 million square miles of Exclusive Economic Zones and defends a coastline longer than the border between the U.S. and Mexico.
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Powerful GOP senator eyes ships, jets, nukes in defense spending surge
Sen. Wicker's plan lays out an additional $55 billion above FY25 defense spending caps.
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House defense bill would add more test F-35s as upgrades remain behind
Rep. Rob Wittman has repeatedly expressed concern about delays in the F-35's upgrades and the need for more test jets.
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House advances $884 billion defense bill with enlisted troop pay raise
In addition to the enlisted pay raise, the bill pushes back against F-35 procurement as lawmakers bash Lockheed Martin over the troubled program.
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Space Force to hold annual Tactically Responsive Space demos
The Space Force aims to have an operational capability by 2026, but will maintain an annual demonstration cadence, according to Lt. Gen. Phillip Garrant.
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