The White House Office of Management and Budget is threatening to veto a six-bill minibus funding package that includes the fiscal 2021 defense appropriations bill.

Although the U.S. Navy has not released the final acquisition strategy for its version of Next Generation Air Dominance, the service is working closely with the U.S. Air Force on future capabilities.

Development of a new stealth bomber and contract award for the next intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) remain on schedule despite COVID-19 workplace disruptions, Northrop Grumman CEO Kathy Warden said July 30 on a teleconference about second-quarter earnings.

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NASA’s current tally for the economic toll to its programs from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic is about $1.5 billion, Administrator Jim Bridenstine said on July 29. 

The Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory plans to audition the medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft system next year to carry two, newly-developed airborne networking pods. 

Boeing’s noncommercial businesses remain its lone bright spot amid a global airline industry crisis that is forcing the company to shrink, despite a second-quarter performance that saw minuscule year-over-year revenue growth and lower operating margin in Boeing’s Defense, Space, and Security unit.

As part of a larger strategy shift that calls for the removal of 11,900 U.S. troops from Germany, an F-16 unit is relocating from Spangdahlem Air Base to Italy, Defense Secretary Mark Esper says.