Defense Budget
Defense Firms Sound Inflation Alarm as Congress Mulls 2023 Budget
One trade association says Pentagon would lose $110 billion in buying power.
Ukraine’s Supporters Aim to Create Long-Term Aid Mechanisms
Leaders from NATO, the U.S., and others will gather to discuss ideas on Thursday.
The Pentagon Gets the Better Part of a Trillion Dollars a Year. Why Isn’t That Enough?
The budgeting process has calcified, with huge sums going to the priorities of yesteryear.
A Look At Tech Amendments In The 2023 House NDAA
The bill, which boasted several hundred amendments, has provisions that touch on cyber education, spectrum, and satellites.
Tampons and Tulips? Lawmakers Pitch 650 Amendments to Annual Defense Bill
Other proposed changes to the House defense authorization act would delay new ICBMs and hasten warship retirements.
Ukraine Aid Oversight Hindered by Pentagon Record-Keeping, Watchdog Says
The IG report follows congressional concerns about oversight and efforts to coordinate with State and USAID.
NATO to Approve ‘Biggest Overhaul’ Of Defense Since Cold War, Leader Says
The alliance’s response force is to grow from 40,000 to 300,000 troops, Stoltenberg announced.
It’s Time to Base Fifth-Gen Fighter Jets in the Western Pacific, INDOPACOM Chief Says
China’s buildup means F-35s or F-22s should do more than exercise from Guam, Aquilino said.
In a Connected Era, We Talk Too Much About Individual Weapons
Instead, budgeteers and lawmakers should weigh “networked force packages” of arms and gear.
Lawmakers Plan to Save Some of the 24 Ships the US Navy Wants to Cut
House seapower panel has consensus on five ships; full Armed Services Committee will debate others June 22.
Army Suicide Numbers for 2022 ‘Significantly Lower,’ Army Secretary Says
A proposed $99 million gym in Alaska is at the top of the service chief's unfunded priorities list.
Four Lessons that Should Upend the Pentagon’s Five-Year Strategy
From the quick consumption of weapons in Ukraine to rising inflation, the current resourcing plan is untenable.
Biden Already Willing to Increase Recent Defense Spending Request
Just six weeks after requesting $773 billion for 2023, the Pentagon’s No. 2 acknowledges the military may need more money, due to inflation.
Don’t Overinflate the Pentagon Budget
There are plenty of perennial problems draining the military’s coffers that need attention.
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Lawmakers Worry Pentagon Will ‘Shortchange’ INDOPACOM’s Budget Request
More than a dozen members of the House Armed Services Committee asked appropriators to bring the Pentagon’s 2023 spending proposal up to INDOPACOM’s request.
$33B Request Will Help Ukraine Fight Russia In The ‘Longer Term,’ Biden Says
Politics threaten to derail the request on Capitol Hill.
What Have US Special Operators Learned from the Ukraine War?
The Army, for one, is considering creating a special-operations drone specialty.
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