Trump Battleship Contracts Awarded, Builders Still Unknown
On Trump Battleship, buried in just-released Navy budget books: Award of 1st contract: 8/28/; 2nd ship - 8/30; 3rd ship 8/31. Deliveries projected for 8/36, 8/38 8/39. The builders are TBD.
Air Force Scraps RTX GPS Control Network Amid Delays
Just in: Air Force cancels RTX’s ground-control network for the US’s next generation of GPS satellites after years of delays and cost overruns https://t.co/fCp7EVCZtz
RTX OCX GPS-Control Station Cancelled After Cost Overruns
The just announced it's canceled the RTX OCX GPS-control control station after years of cost growth and delays.
Iran Still Holds Thousands of Threatening Missiles and UAVs
On Iran weapons stocks-- Buried on pg 14 of DIA's new HASC overview today: ``Iran retains thousands of missiles and one-way attack UAVs that can threaten U.S. and partner forces throughout the region, despite degradations to its capabilities from both...
Judge Says DoD Trying to Censor Public Information
Buried in Judge Friedman's 20-page opinion once again hitting Sec Hegseth's access restrictions is this line: “What this case is really about: the attempt by the Secretary of Defense to dictate the information received by the American people, to control...
Judge Says Pentagon Defying Court Order on Press Access
Just in: Blow to DoD/press access:April 9 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge in Washington ruled on Thursday that the Pentagon is hampering journalists in defiance of a court order that required it to restore access to credentialed reporters covering the...
AIM‑260 Missile Gets $2 B Boost, Speeding Deployment
Dogfight missile dollars increased: Lockheed Martin’s new AIM-260 air-to-air missile program received a $2 billion boost in the Trump administration’s proposed budget, a sign the classified weapon could see accelerated production and be deployed soon https://t.co/r74IUvtxbi
Boeing Comm Device Guides Rescue of US Airmen
Kudos to a life saver: Two US airmen rescued from Iran by an armada of helicopters, other aircraft and commandos used a standard issue Boeing Co. communications device to alert their comrades and signal their locations, according to a service...
Pentagon Seeks $1.5T,
Today's $1.5 trillion national security request that includes $1.45 trillion in Pentagon-only spending is on top a a potential $200b FY 26 defense supplemental OMB is still reviewing
FY27 Budget Keeps Virginia Sub Count Steady Amid Delays
FY 27 defense budget requests 2 Virginia-class subs, same as last yr; pleasing Va/RI/CT lawmakers even though the most subs on contract are running late
US FY2027 Military Budget Details Set for April 21
We break: Key details about US military spending for the 2027 fiscal year will be released on April 21, a source says https://t.co/JeLmkFp4Ul
US 10K Troop Deployment Claims Remain Unverified
Buried in this interesting planning story - a graph saying the Post was "unable to verify" WSJ/Axios reports of US considering a potential 10K more troops to the ME. No one else has either: Pentagon prepares for weeks of...
Trump to Push Massive Defense Boost, Trim Domestic Agencies
We break w G Korte: President Donald Trump will deliver his annual budget request to Congress on April 3 as he seeks to dramatically boost defense spending while continuing to downsize domestic agencies, according to a person familiar with the...
AF HASC Reveals Further Setbacks For
We break-- buried on pg 8 of AF Space acquisition boss's HASC statement yesterday -- more bad news for RTX OCX system after AF accepted last July: ``extensive and more operationally relevant testing w actual GPS satellites, ground antennas,...
USS Gerald R. Ford Leaves Middle East After Laundry Fire
We break: The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier arrived at a port in Crete on Monday after it had to leave the Middle East — and the war against Iran — when a fire broke out in its laundry...