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Trump has touted savings on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter before, and said in February he saved taxpayers $700 million on the 10th batch of fighter jets. (Air Force photo)
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Trump touts disputed F-35 savings in the middle of a briefing on Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico

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Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., took to the Senate floor last week still stinging from political defeat.
Foreign Policy

Did Democrats just rescue defense spending caps?

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Trump promised to rebuild the fleet and the Department of Defense has been saying for years that they need a hand in the Navy. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Beltway Confidential

Hugh Hewitt is wrong. A naval buildup won’t automatically help Trump

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The guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain collided with a merchant vessel while underway east of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore. The Navy will soon need to request additional funding from Congress to cover an estimated $600 million to repair damaged destroyers. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Fulton/U.S. Navy via AP, File)
National Security

Spencer: Navy will ask Congress for $600 million to repair damaged destroyers

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The future littoral combat ship USS Tulsa prepares to head down the Mobile River at the Austal USA shipyard in Alabama in March. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)
National Security

Senate adds second $600 million littoral combat ship to defense bill

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The $696 billion House version of the NDAA, led by Armed Services chairman Rep. Mac Thornberry, also includes a big hike in military capability over what Trump has proposed. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
National Security

Senate passes $700 billion defense policy bill, heads to conference with House

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Wilson said the service "has to get larger to be ready" and is pursuing more airmen and modern aircraft such as the B-21 Raider heavy bomber by Northrop Grumman, KC-46 Pegasus tanker by Boeing, and the F-35A strike fighter by Lockheed Martin.
National Security

Heather Wilson: Air Force’s ‘greatest risk’ is lack of a budget

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Despite the president's pledge to embark on a massive campaign to rebuild the U.S. military after five years of congressionally-imposed spending limits, and Trump's oft-repeated claim that him initiatives already producing tangible results, gridlock on Capital Hill means so far the Pentagon has yet to see the $52 billion in new money. (Mark Wilson / Pool via CNP)
Foreign Policy

Why not everyone is convinced the military has a readiness crisis

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Abolish the Sequester
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Abolish the Sequester

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Sen. John McCain said Wednesday that the Senate's annual defense policy bill was being held up on the chamber floor over a disagreement with four senators over their amendments. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
National Security

John McCain says defense bill faces impasse over four amendments

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