2025 U.S. Budget-Defense

The Pentagon appears to have reached peak spending and will have to determine how to meet its strategic objectives through redistribution and reprioritization

Despite the schedule change appearing in budget documents, nothing has changed and the program’s status is still being assessed, an Air Force spokesperson said.

The U.S. Navy appears set to begin buying replacements for its aging T-45 Goshawk training aircraft, with budget documents showing procurement to begin in 2026 after a contract has been awarded.

The U.S. Air Force has pushed back the in-service date by about another year for the Boeing T-7 Red Hawk to 2028.

The U.S. Air Force plans to increase the program of record for its KC-46 refueling tanker as it looks to accelerate a follow-on next generation replacement.

USAF is upping procurement spending on the B-21 Raider, though not as much as originally expected because of a favorable negotiated price with Northrop Grumman.

The Osprey fleet has since at least 2010 been plagued by an issue of hard-clutch engagement in the proprotor gearbox, which has caused multiple incidents.

A new engine for the U.S. Army’s attack and utility helicopter fleets will take another two years to achieve a preliminary flight rating.

The U.S. Navy is pushing back much of its research and development spending for its next-generation F/A-XX fighter.

The U.S. Army will seek to reduce funding in fiscal 2025 for a hypersonic missile program on the cusp of being fielded as part of an overall $185.9 billion budget proposal.

The U.S. Navy will see its total aircraft procurement dip in fiscal 2025 compared to the previous year’s request.

The U.S. Air Force wants to spend $2.81 billion for development of its Next Generation Air Dominance manned aircraft.

The ARRW is currently deployed to Andersen AFB, Guam, where it is expected to be tested on a B-52 soon.

The U.S. Air Force is changing course again on plans for its Boeing F-15EX Eagle II in the service’s fiscal 2025 budget request.

The service announced last month it would cancel the FARA program after spending $2 billion on development of competitive prototypes from Bell and Sikorsky.

Procurement of the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation T-7 trainer is set to begin in fiscal 2025, but at half the number originally expected.

The Pentagon on March 11 rolled out its $849.8 billion budget request for 2025.

The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps will reduce its buy of Lockheed Martin F-35s in the soon-to-be-released fiscal 2025 budget request.

The U.S. Air Force is evaluating bids from Airbus and Boeing for a planned replacement of the KC-135 ahead of a future tanker.

The U.S. Air Force wants the Raytheon Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM) to transition to production ahead of any tests of the missile.

The disclosure adds another benefit to Sikorsky after the U.S. Army decided not to proceed with the FARA competition after fiscal 2024.

A future without a new attack reconnaissance aircraft won’t just cause changes for the U.S. Army’s conventional aviation forces.

The U.S. Army is overhauling its aviation modernization plans, canceling the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program.