Tag: Defense Spending

The U.S. government may have overpaid nearly $30 million dollars for uniforms for the Afghan National Army because it used a private contractor who offered a camouflage pattern that is unsuited to the country's terrain. (NATO photo by Kay M. Nissen)

National Security

Watchdog: Pentagon may have wasted $30 million on buying the wrong pattern of Afghan army uniforms

Jamie McIntyre · June 21, 2017 1:27 pm

The Navy just accepted delivery of the Gerald Ford, the first in a new class of carriers, and is set to reach a fleet of 12 by 2023. (U.S. Navy photo)

National Security

House moves to boost aircraft carrier fleet

Travis J. Tritten · June 20, 2017 8:22 pm

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis was showered with praise and adulation at all four Capitol Hill hearings he visited this week. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

National Security

Kay Granger to Jim Mattis: Use your popularity to end spending caps

Jamie McIntyre · June 15, 2017 5:47 pm

The aircraft, made by Boeing, was seen to be on the wane just a few years ago as the military was developing the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

National Security

Navy says it wants 80 Super Hornets over next five years

Travis J. Tritten · June 15, 2017 5:11 pm

And as a small nation with a small cadre of pilots, 72 F-15s should be more than enough to fulfill Qatar's defense needs.
(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Qatar is trying to buy its way out of trouble with F-15 fighter jets

Tom Rogan · June 15, 2017 5:05 pm

Paul argued on the Senate floor that rather than advancing American interests to end everlasting conflicts in the region, giving arms to Saudi Arabia would only prolong conflicts. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Beltway Confidential

Sen. Rand Paul uses Israel, Yemen to argue against Saudi arms deal

Jeremy Beaman · June 14, 2017 8:55 pm

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis testifies on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 13, 2017, before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the defense department's budget. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

National Security

Jim Mattis says he’s open to rethinking triad, nuclear cruise missile

Jamie McIntyre · June 14, 2017 8:05 pm

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis was showered with praise and adulation at all four Capitol Hill hearings he visited this week. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

National Security

Jim Mattis: ‘We’re not winning in Afghanistan right now’

Jamie McIntyre · June 13, 2017 2:44 pm

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is tasked with defending a military plan that falls far short of the vision President Trump once sold. (AP Photo/Joseph Nair)

National Security

In selling Trump’s budget, Mattis faces a skeptical audience on Capitol Hill

Travis J. Tritten · June 13, 2017 4:01 am

Mattis defended the budget plan, saying the Pentagon will shore up existing forces before giving lawmakers the buildup they want. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

National Security

Jim Mattis assures House lawmakers: The real military buildup is coming

Travis J. Tritten · June 13, 2017 1:05 am

As part of President Trump's defense budget, the Pentagon has proposed a round of base closures in 2021. The last round of so-called BRAC occurred in 2005. (Mark Metcalfe/Pool Photo via AP)

National Security

Jim Mattis: Closing excess military bases could buy 120 Super Hornets

Travis J. Tritten · June 13, 2017 12:02 am

A U.S. Navy's F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter approaches the deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during the annual joint military exercise called Foal Eagle between South Korea and the United States at an unidentified location in the international waters, east of the Korean Peninsula. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Trump leaves defense industry with ‘a little bit of disappointment’

Travis J. Tritten · June 12, 2017 4:01 am