A conference agreement by the House and Senate calls for a Pentagon-level review of the U.S. Air Force's strategy for the Next Generation Air Dominance program and criticizes the Navy's plans as "significantly immature."

The bill authorizes the procurement of 93 F-35s for $9.1 billion, an additional 14 aircraft above the budget request.

The U.S. National Commission on Military Aviation Safety is recommending that Congress mandate and fund a Joint Safety Council that would report to the deputy defense secretary and coordinate the military’s safety centers risk mitigation efforts, a new report released Dec. 3 says.

Although President Donald Trump has threatened to veto the fiscal 2021 defense authorization bill because he disagrees with a social media provision, the House and Senate are pursing passage of the bicameral agreement.

FLIR Systems, which has re-engineered its business since last year to focus on UAVs and automotive sensors, has acquired Altavian, a privately-held manufacturer of small UAS for defense and public safety customers that used FLIR sensors.

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s Defense Department transition team has just begun meetings at the Pentagon, a spokeswoman says.

NATO needs to devote more time and resources to the challenge posed by China, an independent report says.

The White House Office of Management and Budget outlined its “additional views” in a letter to Senate appropriators regarding the chamber’s version of the fiscal 2021 defense appropriations bill.