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Get ready for another fight over the future of the MQ-9 Reaper
“There is no need to buy more aircraft," acting Air Force Secretary John Roth wrote in a letter to a senator, recently seen by Defense News.
By Valerie Insinna
Latest "fy21 budget" stories
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Congress resurrects MQ-9 Reaper program, adding 16 drones for the Air Force
The sun won't set on the Reaper program for at least another year — as long as a budget bill is passed into law.
By Valerie Insinna
Congress clashes with Army over purchasing cargo helicopters
In FY21 spending bills, Congress is continuing to push back on the Army's decision to curb fielding the latest CH-47 variant to the active force.
By Jen Judson
130 House members want 24 percent more F-35s procured in FY21
Congressional members want the defense committees to support an increase in the number of planes bought this upcoming fiscal year.
By Aaron Mehta
This week in Congress: Budget hearings present opportunity to grill Cabinet officials
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Feb. 24, 2020.
Army sacrifices JLTV and guided rockets to pay for Army modernization in FY21
Here's a look at some of the programs the Army is canceling, truncating or delaying in order to pay for its ambitious modernization plans in FY21.
By Jen Judson