2024 U.S. BUDGET-DEFENSE

U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has pushed back the planned demonstration of an amphibious MC-130J.

President Joe Biden has signed a new waiver of statutory requirements for the Defense Production Act.

Calls for the Biden administration to send Lockheed Martin F-16s to Ukraine’s air force are growing louder on Capitol Hill.

What is the “Voodoo II”? And why does the Voodoo II project’s special patch say “Two-0-Thunder”?

The U.S. Space Force lays out a new approach for national-security space launches, using a “dual-lane” method to increase competition.

A new wave of modernization priorities are set to be unveiled in the next U.S. Air Force budget request.

The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee is prioritizing investment in military modernization, with an eye toward the electromagnetic spectrum.

It is time to complete space programs that have been long-standing thorns in the side of the U.S. military, a U.S. Air Force official says.

Key members of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) are not worried about potential defense spending cuts in the coming year.

The additional money includes $442 million for the U.S. Space Force to buy one Wideband Gapfiller Satellite for high-data rate military communication services.

The war in Ukraine has highlighted shortfalls in the stockpile and industrial base for missiles, with both sides expending thousands of missiles so far.

The bill would buy 383 military aircraft overall in fiscal 2023—or 30% more than the 294 aircraft requested by the Defense Department.

President Joe Biden on Dec. 16 signed a bill to keep the government open for one more week.

The U.S. Air Force will lay out a new approach to protecting its forces in the Indo-Pacific region.

The U.S. Navy will make big investments in advanced parts for upcoming Ford-class aircraft carriers in its 2024 budget request.

Though the defense authorization bill could pass quickly, a corresponding spending bill faces a tougher process.

U.S. Air Force plans include keeping Boeing F-15Es with higher-thrust engines for the long-term, leaving the majority of the fleet vulnerable to retirement.

The U.S. Air Force needs to reach a decision on the future of engines on its Lockheed Martin F-35 fleet quickly, though Secretary Frank Kendall says he is not s