WORLD: Russia-Ukraine; US, Russia Stop Sharing Nuclear Forces Data; DOD Balks at F-16s, MQ-9s for Ukraine.
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Top U.S. defense officials dismissed the notion that the U.S. would provide aircraft—manned or unmanned—anytime soon to Ukraine in Congressional hearings March 28 and 29. While Kyiv has repeatedly asked for F-16 fighters and MQ-9 drones, the Biden administration has refrained from providing them and ...
Challenged by House lawmakers over the slow pace of weapons development, the Defense Department's top weapons buyer acknowledged the Pentagon's faults, as well as Congress' past failures to deliver budgets on time.
A month after the new session of Congress began, the House Armed Services Committee formally organized Feb. 2, setting its subcommittee rosters and introducing new members on the panel tasked with overseeing with the Pentagon.
Republicans unveiled their roster of subcommittee chairs and members for the House Armed Services Committee this Congress on Jan. 25, including new names atop the key Tactical Air and Land Forces, Seapower and Projection Forces, and Military Personnel panels. Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.), will lead the ...
The 2022 midterm elections produced several major surprises as races began to be called late Nov. 8 and early Nov. 9, and the biggest effects were yet to be decided, as neither Republicans nor Democrats had secured control of the House or Senate. But for ...
Sixteen Arnold Air Society/Silver Wings members earned coveted Pentagon summer internships in 2022. A few shared their stories in their own words with AFA field leader Gabbe Kearney.
Amendments in a House version of the fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would strengthen U.S. posture and resourcing at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. One proposal to create a new joint command in Hawaii or Guam comes amid questions as to whether INDOPACOM is doing ...
“We built into this ’23 budget the best information that we had at the time we built the budget,” Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen H. Hicks told reporters in March. “As in any year, we’re going to be working that as we get closer to the ...
The commission will be tasked with looking at ways to shake up the Pentagon’s planning, programming, budgeting, and execution process.
The U.S. has consulted with allies regarding its ongoing Nuclear Posture Review and will continue to do so.
Chronically high operating costs might be tamed with a new deal. A new sustainment contract between the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) and Lockheed Martin, inked in September, will give the company a chance to bring down operating costs over the next three years.