EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon’s RDT&E budget revealed – Which next-gen systems get a cash influx in FY26?
Breaking Defense obtained a copy of the Defense Department’s FY26 budget request for RDT&E Programs. Here’s what you should know.
Congress
House Defense Appropriators Open Door to More Than 9 F-35 Developmental Test Planes, Bar Integration of Alternate Engine
The House Appropriations Committee defense panel is proposing the allowance of more than nine developmental test F-35 fighters. Section 219 of the fiscal 2025 National Defense Authorization Act increased the […]
House Appropriators Recommend Over $3 Billion More For Shipbuilding Industrial Base In 2026
The House Appropriations Committee’s defense subcommittee wants to continue bolstering the shipbuilding and maritime industrial base by providing it with over $3 billion in funds according to the committee’s draft […]
As Army Eyes Cuts, HAC-D Backs JLTV, Gray Eagle In FY ‘26 Defense Spending Bill
House defense appropriators’ fiscal year 2026 spending bill includes funding for several programs the Army has targeted for planned cuts, including Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) and Gray Eagle drones. […]
House Defense Appropriators Unveil Flat FY ‘26 Bill, As Congress Still Awaits Budget Request
House defense appropriators on Monday released their $831.5 billion fiscal year 2026 defense spending bill, which arrives as the White House has yet to submit a detailed budget request but […]
House Panel Slashes Funding For Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Cutter
House appropriators on Sunday evening released a proposed funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security that would hack 35 percent from the Coast Guard’s troubled Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) […]
SASC Presses Army On Plans To Potentially Close Some Weapons Depots
The Army on Thursday confirmed its considering significant changes to its weapons depots as part of its new transformation plan, with the Senate Armed Services Committee pressing the service’s leaders […]
Hypersonics on the Hill: ARRW back in Air Force quiver, Army to seek new munitions
Army leaders also discussed the future of their non-hypersonic long-range missile options, including tests planned for a newer munition.
Sentinel Restructuring an Early Focus for Meink
U.S. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said on Thursday that the Northrop Grumman [NOC] LGM-35A Sentinel future ICBM has consumed the most time he has spent on any program thus […]
Funding Issues Force Coast Guard To Stop Work On Two OPCs; First Ship Likely Delayed
The Coast Guard has issued a stop work order to Eastern Shipbuilding Group for the third and fourth Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs) due to funding issues, and the first ship […]