Both the House and Senate propose a $12.5 billion down payment on DOT Secretary Sean Duffy’s plan to modernize U.S. ATC infrastructure by the end of the decade.
About $14 million of the overall funding from the U.S. Air Force for JetZero’s Z4 blended wing body demo is at risk of being cut in the fiscal 2026 budget request.
Continued, extensive cost growth was a main driving factor in canceling the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail for the U.S. Air Force despite previous efforts to lower costs.
Lawmakers want to give the U.S. Space Force $1 billion to support the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle program under the proposed budget reconciliation bill.
Three GOP lawmakers introduced a new measure to authorize a series of new procurement and development efforts for the Golden Dome missile defense shield.
A fleet of land-based Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes could be acquired in fiscal 2026 to backstop the proposed cancellation of Boeing E-7A Wedgetails.
The DOD will not disclose the funding amount or timelines related to turning a gifted Boeing 747-8 from the government of Qatar into an interim Air Force One.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on June 10 offered a few more details on the proposed Golden Dome for America missile defense architecture, as Congress is debating how to kick-start funding for the proposal.
The bill would mandate ADS-B In for U.S commercial aircraft operating scheduled service four years and narrow current exemptions used in military flying.
