The plea from Radosław Sikorski adds to a chorus of European officials who have grown concerned by Washington’s reluctance to approve the new funding and wider fears that Europe cannot sustain the war effort without American weapon supplies.
The $886 billion policy bill will go to President Joe Biden's desk for final signature, but final passage of the annual spending bills remains unclear.
With both versions of the NDAA complete, congressional leadership must now pick conferees for each chamber to sort out two vastly different defense policy bills.
A draft version of the bill provides funds for an amphibious ship, but not for a new F-35 engine, both contentious debates in the military and on the Hill.
As AUKUS develops, multiple congressional committees are all angling to help shape how it will play out.
The nominations package also proposes to elevate Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein, head of the Space Force's main acquisition arm Space Systems Command (SSC), to four star status and take over from Gen. D.T. Thompson as vice chief of space operations.
Gen. Eric Smith will become the first Marine in at least 100 years to have the title "acting commandant."
AEI's John Ferrari argues that lawmakers must hear from incoming service leaders on the assumptions they're making as they prepare for their new, highest-level jobs.
If the Senate approves Gen. Randy George as the Army's next Chief of Staff, he will be overseeing the service at a time when it is dealing with recruiting challenges and shepherding weapon modernization programs to fruition.
A letter obtained by Breaking Defense states the "current phase" of a Navy study will wrap up this year.
WASHINGTON: “Not a good beginning. Not a good beginning,” Senate Armed Services chairman John McCain told the administration’s nominee for deputy secretary of defense this morning. “Do not do that again, Mr. Shanahan, or I will not take your name up for a vote before this committee. Am I perfectly clear?” “Very clear,” said Patrick […]
PENTAGON: There are a lot of empty offices around the E-ring, the most prestigious sector of the Pentagon, where top defense officials enjoy the rare privilege of windows. But that’s about to change, a senior aide to Defense Secretary Jim Mattis told me. “There’s a bow wave of names that are very close to being […]
CAPITOL HILL: The Army is conducting a wide-ranging review of “a whole series of vulnerabilities” in its communications systems that extends far beyond the troubled WIN-T program, the Chief of Staff and acting secretary told reporters today. The review will make recommendations on streamlining IT acquisition in general, not just on specific technologies, Gen. Mark […]
Congress should use its considerable power under U.S. law to compel Trump administration officials to answer a basic question about the $110 billion package of arms sales to Saudi Arabia: Does it serve the U.S. national security interest at this specific time? If the answer is no, then Congress should oppose it. While many may […]
WASHINGTON: Eight senators sent a letter Friday to Defense Secretary James Mattis, urging him to request all three Littoral Combat Ships originally planned for the 2018 budget. While eight percent of the Senate may seem small, the bipartisan co-signers — four Republicans, four Democrats — include five members of the appropriating and authorizing and committees for […]