Spending Deal Includes Funding for 1.3% Troop Pay Raise, More Weapons U.S. lawmakers early Wednesday agreed to a $1.1 trillion spending deal for the fiscal year that includes funding for a 1.3...
House Proposal Would Cut War Budget to Fund Procurement, Maintenance The HASC chairman said his version of the defense budget bill for 2017 would fund overseas military activities for half a...
Carter Orders Navy to Buy Fewer Littoral Combat Ships, Pick One Type Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has ordered the U.S. Navy to buy fewer Littoral Combat Ships than previously planned by...
Army Reserve Chief Wants Better Gear, More Training Days The chief of the Army Reserve said that his component is "falling behind" the Guard and active force in terms of...
C-130J Tops Surges in Pentagon Weapons Estimates The C-130J Super Hercules tops the list of weapons systems that have had the largest increases in projected costs.
China Protests $1.8 Billion US Arms Sale to Taiwan China renewed its territorial claim to Taiwan in protesting the $1.83 billion U.S. arms sales to Taiwan.
Army Picks Sig Sauer's P320 Handgun to Replace M9 Service Pistol The U.S. Army on Thursday awarded Sig Sauer a contract worth $580 million to make the service's next service pistol.
ISR Task Force's Murky Future Gets Clearer The Pentagon is looking to preserve a host of rapid-development programs and war zone-specific procurement practices.
Lockheed Files Federal Complaint over Humvee Replacement Deal Lockheed Martin Corp., has filed a complaint in Federal Claims Court over the U.S. Army's selection of Oshkosh Corp. to build...
Did the Air Force Dash Hopes for Building More F-22s? The Air Force originally wanted 381 F-22 Raptors, but former Defense Secretary Bob Gates pushed the Pentagon to stop buying...
How the Government Shutdown Impacts Veterans and the VA While most vets won't be impacted by the ongoing government shutdown, concerns may ramp up the longer it persists.
Hegseth Wants 'Male Standard' for Combat Roles. Many Female Veterans Say That's Already the Case Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in an address to the military’s top leaders waded back into a topic that nearly derailed his...
The Forgotten Military Vehicles of ‘M*A*S*H’ Between all the martini-fueled hijinx and medical drama, “M*A*S*H” featured some pretty special military vehicles.
Hegseth's Decision on Wounded Knee Medals Sparks Outrage in Native American Communities Native American communities that had long wanted the removal of military honors for the soldiers involved in the 1890 Wounded...
Airman Confronts and Shoots Armed Neighbor on Deadly Rampage, Iowa Officials Say Harrison Friar, a senior airman, was with his wife and children at their home in Glenwood on the evening of Aug. 6 when they...
