Lawmakers want to hear the Army's plan to get modernized combat vehicles into its heavy Brigade Combat Teams, citing the service's recent focus on lighter formations and "years of lagging investment" ...

The Army's fiscal year 2026 unfunded priorities list, a previously unreported document obtained by Inside Defense , details 37 individual unmet needs the service would like Congress to consider ...

The Senate Armed Services Committee in the report accompanying its fiscal year 2026 authorization bill would order a briefing on how Air Force Global Strike Command plans to maintain its Cold War-era ...

The Senate Armed Services Committee is encouraging -- but not mandating -- the Army to pursue an eleventh multiyear procurement contract for the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter beyond fiscal year 2026.

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Senate authorizers are signaling support for the Navy's sixth-generation tactical aircraft program, despite concerns from the White House Office of Management and Budget and a lack of funding ...

The Senate last week confirmed Gen. Michael Guetlein to lead one of the most ambitious and expensive defense technology projects in U.S. history: the $175 billion "Golden Dome for America" initiative, ...

The July 21, 2025 Congressional Research Service "In Focus" report discusses the Air Force, Army and Navy's portfolio of sub-scale and full-scale "aerial targets." ...

The Pentagon is setting up a formal structure to guide the next stage of implementing zero trust across the Defense Department, including the creation of a Chief Zero Trust Officer and a DOD ZT ...