President Donald Trump’s administration is seeking a record-breaking $1.5 trillion defense budget for fiscal 2027—and projecting a $1.28 trillion topline in 2028.
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New approaches to acquisition, faster testing, and lessons from combat are shrinking the Air Force’s timelines for fielding low-cost munitions from years to months, a top Air Force weapons official told the Senate Armed Services Committee on March 24.
The heads of the House and Senate Armed Services committees have unveiled a plan for $150 billion in new defense spending, as part of a massive planned package meant to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda. The proposed bill would inject several billion dollars into major Air Force ...
Neither China nor the U.S. can achieve air superiority in the Pacific, but China is increasing it fighter capabilities in the region rapidly, the head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command told the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Allvin Makes the Case for More Airpower It’s all about ‘more options for the President,’ CSAF says. By Chris Gordon Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin dialed up the intensity of his calls for “more Air Force” in...
The Air Force would suffer the loss of billions of dollars of buying power under a yearlong Continuing Resolution, only somewhat mitigated by proposals that would allow it to pursue new starts, Lt. Gen. Adrian Spain, deputy chief of staff for operations, told the readiness ...
New leaders will take over the House and Senate Armed Services committees, with a new chair of the Senate panel, three new House subcommittee chairs, and a handful of new members.
On the eve of Election Day, the U.S. Senate is projected to swing ever so narrowly to the Republican party, while the race for the presidency has Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in a virtual tie, and control of the House of Representatives remains anyone's ...
The ranking member on the Senate Armed Services Committee offered a set of sweeping proposals for what he called a “generational investment” in the U.S. military—including hundreds of new fighter jets, bombers, and drones for the Air Force over the next several years.
The Pentagon’s system of planning and budgeting needs a substantial overhaul, a blue-ribbon commission found, offering 28 recommendations that can help the Department of Defense deal with the quickening pace of technological change and increases in the threat, commissioners said.
Melissa G. Dalton, President Joe Biden’s nominee to be undersecretary of the Air Force, faced tough questions from Republican lawmakers on the Senate Armed Services Committee during her confirmation hearing Jan. 23. Dalton emphasized the Air Force's pivotal role in great power competition with the ...
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