Army eyes new program, test with Castelion’s Blackbeard hypersonic missile in 2026
“If we can build this better, faster, cheaper, both sides should be rewarded for that,” said Bryon Hargis, Castelion’s founder and CEO.
Congress
Senate Narrowly Passes Reconciliation Bill With $150 Billion For Defense, Sends To House
The Senate on Tuesday narrowly passed the massive reconciliation bill with $150 billion for defense that the Pentagon has built into its fiscal year 2026 spending plans, sending the measure […]
Updated Defense Reconciliation Bill Adds Industrial Base Support, Reduces Border Support Funds
The chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Wednesday released an update to the $150 billion defense portion of the wide-ranging reconciliation bill, which includes adding funds for industrial […]
House Appropriators Approve $66 Billion DHS Bill For FY ‘26
Following a lengthy session Tuesday, the House Appropriations Committee approved its version of the Fiscal Year 2026 Homeland Security Appropriations Act, sending the $66.4 billion bill to the full House […]
Cotton Plugs Bill to Increase COCOM Counter-Drone Authority
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), said that U.S. adversaries may target the nation’s bases domestically and abroad with attack drones, hidden in […]
Smith: HASC’s Acquisition Reform Bill Aimed At ‘Blowing Up The System,’ Not Making Tweaks
The leaders of the House Armed Services Committee’s new bipartisan proposal for improving the defense acquisition process is aimed at “blowing up the system” rather than making adjustments, the panel’s […]
Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Streamline AUKUS Defense Industrial Base Collaboration
A bipartisan group of senators introduced a new bill aimed at streamlining defense industrial base collaboration with Australia and the U.K. for the AUKUS submarine technology sharing agreement. Sens. Tim […]
Army Chief Says Organic Industrial Base Could Manufacture Drones And Related Parts
Parts of the Army’s organic industrial base (OIB) would be better used for scaling production of drones and their parts than some of the things currently being produced, the service’s […]
Driscoll Says Details On Army Transformation Initiative Coming In June
Details on a $48 billion plan the Army is undertaking to shed investments in obsolete and low priority programs and efforts in favor of high priority needs are forthcoming in […]
Collins Slams Army’s Decision To Cancel Robotic Combat Vehicle
The chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday knocked the Army’s recent decision to cancel a robotic ground vehicle program that she said is a testament to the innovation […]