Rep. Mac Thornberry (Texas), the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, is concerned with the UK’s use of China’s Huawei telecommunications equipment and is stressing the need for the two allies to work together on alternatives. 

The Canadian government made a U.S. $70.1 million payment (CAD $98.7 million) in late April to the F-35 Joint Program Office to remain in the nine-member international partnership as a competition continues to replace the Royal Canadian Air Force’s CF-18 fleet, the Department of National Defense (DND) said on May 6. 

Concerns that U.S. senators are writing amendments that could prevent the basing of U.S. Air Force F-35s in Britain because of the UK’s planned use of Chinese technology in its future 5G communications network have triggered alarm among British lawmakers.

The Pentagon has awarded 3M a $126 million contract to increase production to 26 million N95 masks per month beginning in October as the novel coronavirus spreads.

Germany’s selection of the F/A-18 Super Hornet as a replacement for the Panavia Tornado has triggered a public debate over the country’s role in NATO’s nuclear deterrence plans.

Over the next decade, the U.S. Army is injecting $8-$10 billion into the vertical lift market via two new Future Vertical Lift programs, but lower-tier suppliers must secure capital funding for tooling to manufacture these new technologies, according to a new report released by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

As the national debt grows to provide relief from the novel coronavirus, the Pentagon will prioritize modernization programs over funding legacy systems if there is a flat budget, Defense Secretary Mark Esper says.

The Pentagon intends to request additional stimulus funding from Congress to support the defense industrial base in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Defense Secretary Mark Esper says.