Nominee for Key Weapons Buyer Post at DoD Passes Senate Hurdle The SASC approved the nomination of Kevin Fahey to become one of the top weapons buyers at the Pentagon.
Navy's 30-Year Plan Charts Course to 355 Ships By 2050s The plan would reach established goals for each ship class in that timeframe except for carriers.
Air Force Kills JSTARS Upgrade The Air Force will not move forward with an E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System replacement aircraft.
Army Generals Discuss Next-Gen Combat Vehicle, Helicopter Lawmakers question how the Army's modernization reform effort will produce the next generation of combat systems.
Budget Deal Would Give $1.4 Trillion to Military Over Two Years The deal would solidify the 2.4 percent military pay raise for 2018 that President Donald Trump authorized in December.
Mattis Blasts Lawmakers for Failing to Reach Budget Deal Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said talking to Congress was a "waste of time" without a budget.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
