“We know what we have to do and I’d say it’s 50/50 whether or not we’re able to do it,” Rep. Adam Smith said.
By Aaron Mehta and Valerie InsinnaGray Eagle is the low-cost, low-risk answer to Army modernization
Gray Eagle STOL and Gray Eagle 25M are the best options for Army aviation as it assesses where to move from its current inflection point.
WASHINGTON: The US Congress today voted to avert a government shutdown, passing a Continuing Resolution funding measure that will run through Dec. 3. The vote was 65-35 in the Senate and 254-175 in the House. While the assumption in Washington was that a deal would get done, once again, Congress seemed inclined to wait until…
By Aaron Mehta
When defense budgets fell in the past, “the easy button” has been cutting modernization to protect manpower and readiness, Lt. Gen. James Pasquarette says. “It’s going to be different this time.” around.”
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Congress must pass key defense spending bills to preserve our national security. Lawmakers should pursue legislative process reforms to ensure the defense budget is consistently passed close to the start of the fiscal year.
By Thomas Spoehr
Gen. Arnold Bunch says that Air Tractor’s initial AT-802 offering “did not have ejection seats.”
By Theresa Hitchens
We’ve seen the rise of continuing resolutions. Between fiscal 2010 and 2019, Congress should have enacted 120 appropriation bills by their yearly October deadline. They only finished seven – or about 6 percent.
By Eric Fanning
BAE Systems’ LR-PGK: The Superior Anti-Jam Solution
Going the distance to defeat emerging jam threats.
“I suppose it is possible it could happen,” CSIS’s Todd Harrison says of a one-year CR for DoD, “but it never has happened and it is unlikely it ever will.”
By Theresa Hitchens
“I am confident we can reconcile our differences,” House Armed Services Committee Adam Smith told Breaking Defense.
By Theresa Hitchens
Richard Spencer was taking no prisoners in remarks today, accusing Congress of failing to fund his plans and spreading “disinformation” about shipbuilding programs.
By Paul McLeary
ULA CEO Tony Bruno says he “would not be surprised” if the Air Force National Security Space Launch Phase 3 competition includes a requirement for responsive launch.
By Theresa Hitchens
The Army Modernization Strategy aims to counter Russia by 2028 and China by 2035 — but Congress can’t pass a budget for this year.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
“The last few years have been quite good for the association’s annual meeting and for the Army,” the AUSA president told us, but “I’m very, very worried” about the 2020 budget.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
There’s not a lot of confidence out there about the prospects for a 2020 budget agreement. “A stripped down mini-NDAA may be all that could pass this year for defense,” says one long-time budget watcher.
By Colin Clark
Even though a short spending freeze seems mostly harmless, it is clear the US military cannot buy back time.
By Mackenzie Eaglen