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House panel to mark up annual defense authorization bill this week
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of July 14, 2025.
Some A-10 Warthogs may dodge retirement under proposed Senate bill
The DOD's fiscal 2026 budget calls for the Air Force to retire its remaining 162 A-10 attack planes. The Senate's version would have the service keep 103.
New aircraft carriers face years of delivery delays
Delivery of the Navy's next Ford-class aircraft carrier, the John F. Kennedy, was delayed two more years to 2027, budget documents show.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
Senate passes Trump’s major policy bill with $150 billion for the DOD
Funding included in the bill would go toward shipbuilding, the Golden Dome homeland missile defense project, munitions and other key Pentagon priorities.
Missile Defense Agency’s FY26 budget targets homeland missile defense
The request includes funding for systems designed to defend the homeland against intercontinental ballistic missiles from Iran and North Korea.
By Jen Judson