Slow your roll: Army plans reduced buys for some key combat vehicle fleets
Service FY24 budget documents unveil plans to buy fewer “light tanks,” M88 recovery vehicles, and halt upgunned Stryker procurement in the outyears.
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Navy seeks $3.6 billion over 5 years for 64 hypersonic Conventional Prompt Strike rounds
A senior Navy officer recently said the budget is an “endorsement of the capability.”
‘Up our game’: The Pentagon’s 3 strategies to shore up munitions stockpiles
With the war in Ukraine raging, missile and other munition production seems like a sure bet. But the Pentagon knows industry is wary of getting burned should attitudes change and is trying to offer novel reassurances.
Go big: Air Force should double B-21 Raider buy, think tank says
A new report by the Mitchell Institute argues that the Air Force should procure 225 or more of the next-gen stealth bombers to effectively deter adversaries and shore up more cost-effective long-range strike capabilities.
The Pentagon’s FY24 defense budget falls $40 billion short
Funding unfunded priorities and taking inflation into account means a bigger topline, argues AEI’s John Ferrari.
Nuclear-powered sub Boise, docked since 2017, may get funds for overhaul by end of this year
The Los Angeles-class sub has become a “poster child” for maintenance backlog, lawmaker says.
Coast Guard’s Budget Request Emphasizes Operations And Support
The Coast Guard’s proposed budget request for fiscal year 2024 offers a solid increase to the service’s operations and support (O&S) account, which has been a point of emphasis, while spending on acquisition would fall. The budget proposal for O…
House Science Republicans Concerned About Proposed Emissions Rule For Federal Contractors
A proposed rule requiring federal contractors to disclose their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and reduction targets and have them validated by an international non-governmental body could harm national security and readiness, warn Republican leaders o…
Guertin Touts Digital Tools, Open Architectures, Leveraging IP To Improve How Navy Buys And Sustains
The Navy needs “to think and act differently” to develop and acquire innovative capabilities more quickly and some of the ways this can be done include using digital engineering and modeling tools, open and modular architectures, and better leveraging …
Both citing cost, leaders of Navy, Marines dig in on amphib ship fight
“I just mentioned we haven’t put the [third] ship on contract yet. The line is already running behind,” CNO Adm. Michael Gilday said.