Tag: Defense Spending

An U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) appears from the stern of the USS Bonhomme Richard amphibious assault ship and heads towards Sydney, Australia, Thursday, July 29, 2017, during events marking the start of Talisman Saber 2017, a biennial joint military exercise between the United States and Australia. (Jason Reed/Pool via AP)

General Dynamics wins $249 million contract to upgrade Navy’s Bonhomme Richard

James Langford · September 6, 2018 11:17 pm

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis addresses a roundtable meeting of NATO ministers and partners to combat the Islamic State at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Friday.

Democrats urge Mattis to reject $450 million border wall project

Travis J. Tritten · September 6, 2018 5:58 pm

Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, center, joined by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., talks about defense funding during a news conference.

Jim Inhofe named chairman of Senate Armed Services Committee, replacing John McCain

Travis J. Tritten · September 5, 2018 4:34 pm

President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with state leaders about prison reform, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J.

Trump feels ‘amazingly alone’ in sentiment that countries should reimburse US for military protection: Report

Katelyn Caralle · September 5, 2018 3:12 am

John McCain is gone. Who will challenge the Pentagon on wars and waste?

Travis J. Tritten · September 1, 2018 1:09 pm

Democratic New York congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez laughs while listening to a speaker at a fundraiser, Aug. 2, 2018, in Los Angeles.

Beltway Confidential

Dumb like a Vox: This defense of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s cluelessness is pretty awful

Becket Adams · August 31, 2018 6:23 pm

Boeing Co. won a contract to developer a tanker drone capable of refueling Navy fighter jets in mid-flight.

Boeing wins $805 million contract for Navy’s first carrier-based drone

James Langford · August 30, 2018 10:11 pm

Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., confer at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on April 3, 2014.

National Security

Senate Armed Services plots its next moves after John McCain’s death

Travis J. Tritten · August 27, 2018 8:02 pm

"The Pentagon has not received any orders with regards to Venezuela," said Pentagon spokesman Eric Pahon Friday evening, according to CNN.

Senate passes massive spending bill in push to end August session early

Susan Ferrechio · August 23, 2018 9:26 pm

After a slow start, Trump's Pentagon says key positions, including dozens of jobs that don't require congressional confirmation, are being filled. (Wikipedia Commons)

$675 billion Pentagon spending bill approved by the Senate

Travis J. Tritten · August 23, 2018 9:25 pm

Vice President Mike Pence, left, Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Adm. Phil Davidson, center, and Rear Adm. Jon Kreitz, deputy director of the POW/MIA Accounting Agency, attend at a ceremony marking the arrival of the remains believed to be of American service members who fell in the Korean War.

National Security

Senate votes for $10 million to help identify troop remains from North Korea

Travis J. Tritten · August 20, 2018 11:31 pm

The guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64), returns to Naval Station Mayport after a nine-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility.

BAE wins $146 million contract to upgrade Navy cruiser Gettysburg

James Langford · August 20, 2018 10:26 pm