Tag: Defense Spending

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., will return to the U.S. Senate next week as Congress starts a new legislative season. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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John McCain will return to Washington next week

Mandy Mayfield · August 30, 2017 10:52 pm

Sens. John McCain and Jack Reed said the military is set to lose billions of dollars in funding under a looming stop-gap budget measure, and requested Defense Secretary Jim Mattis prepare a report on the potential damage, according to a letter released Wednesday by the senators. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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John McCain, Jack Reed: Military set to lose billions of dollars under stop-gap budget

Travis J. Tritten · August 30, 2017 7:21 pm

Congress appears ready to punt on the annual defense budget with another stop-gap measure again this fall, despite warnings from the military and a string of deadly Navy and Marine Corps crashes and collisions this summer. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Deadly military crashes, collisions raise fears ahead of possible stop-gap budget

Travis J. Tritten · August 26, 2017 4:01 am

"That doesn't mean we won't go, it means fewer will come back. I think we need to understand that," Wilson said. (Ministry of Defence Singapore via AP)

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Air Force secretary: ‘I worry about’ service’s ability to fight high-end wars

Travis J. Tritten · August 25, 2017 7:21 pm

Lawmakers are heading into the fall with no clear path to passing proposed increases in defense spending, and analysts say it is likely they will pass a months-long continuing resolution at the end of September that would hold military spending to current levels. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Jim Mattis calls looming stop-gap budget ‘as unwise as can be’ for military

Travis J. Tritten · August 15, 2017 4:49 pm

The service put a two-day pause on operations while it examined the circumstances around the crash off the USS Bonhomme Richard during a training exercise in Australia. (Jason Reed/Pool Photo via AP, File)

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Mac Thornberry: Marine aircraft grounding proof of military ‘crisis’

Travis J. Tritten · August 11, 2017 7:37 pm

President Trump dismissed the investigation into his administration's possible collusion with Russia as a "witch hunt." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Air Force signs contract to convert abandoned aircraft for Air Force One mission

Josh Siegel · August 4, 2017 10:28 pm

Boeing is working with Swedish company Saab on a completely new "clean sheet" aircraft design to replace the trainers. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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Competitor for major Air Force T-X contract pairs up with Tuskegee Airmen in marketing push

Travis J. Tritten · August 4, 2017 4:36 pm

The Defense Department on Tuesday submitted to Congress a report mandated by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, which outlines a proposed restructuring "to better pursue the goals of technological superiority, affordable systems, and well managed business operations." (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Pentagon unveils plan to overhaul bureaucracy, buy weapons faster

Jamie McIntyre · August 2, 2017 4:57 pm

The United States Air Force is purchasing planes abandoned by a bankrupt Russian airline and will convert them to Air Force Ones, according to a report. (AP Andrew Harnik)

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Trump getting Air Force Ones that were abandoned by a bankrupt Russian airline: Report

Matthew Trunko · August 1, 2017 6:52 pm

The Senate's August recess is looming and without action soon, consideration of the bill could slip to September. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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John McCain: New block on defense policy bill is ‘unfortunate’

Travis J. Tritten · July 28, 2017 4:32 pm

The amendment, passed by voice vote without debate, would prohibit any 2018 funding to be used in the Pentagon's efforts to equip the Afghan National Army after a Pentagon auditor announced a criminal probe of the uniform purchases this week. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

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House bars Afghan uniform purchases in defense bill

Travis J. Tritten · July 27, 2017 7:41 pm