The State Department on Thursday announced the foreign military sales (FMS) approval for up to 35 F-35A aircraft, along with munitions and related equipment, for a total estimated cost of $8.4 billion.

The Army will focus on light robotic combat vehicles.

“I’ve looked at all of the documentation associated with all three,” she said, referencing Project Convergence, Project Overmatch and the Advanced Battle Management System.

The 270-ton vessel will be used by NavyX, the British Royal Navy’s experimental technology unit.

As the KC-46 Pegasus gets approved for more flight missions, the aircraft has been riddled with issues as the Air Force seeks to modernize its tanker fleet for the challenges of this century.

Radha Plumb, President Joe Biden’s nominee to be the Pentagon’s No. 2 acquisitions and sustainment official, pledged to find ways to bring down the costs of sustaining the systems it buys.

RIMPAC 2022 is trying out new gear and operations to create a more lethal force that can sustain itself in a high-end fight.

Saltzman would be the second person to serve as the Space Force’s top officer since the service was created.

But Senate Republicans say the total still isn’t enough to cover military needs.

Increasingly worried by the extreme foreign dependence of defense industrial supply chains, Congress is teeing up legislation to address semiconductors and critical mineral vulnerabilities.