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Inflation and unpredictable funding are straining Navy readiness, says top officer
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday said the Navy’s funding levels have remained “flat relative to inflation for over a decade."
Defense top line ‘will probably go up’: Key Dems see GOP boost as path to a deal
“The people who want to spend more than the Biden number have built a lot of support, and yes, I think that is a potential bipartisan pathway,” says House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith. “I don’t support it, I don’t think that’s where we should go, but at the end of the day, I have one vote.”
By Joe Gould
Democratic appropriators want to spend more on weapons procurement than Biden
House appropriators proposed $1.7 billion more for weapons procurement and $1.6 billion less for development and testing of cutting-edge technologies meant to deter China.
By Joe Gould
Plan for Space Force reserve component is ‘fairly close,’ National Guard boss says
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson is meeting with acting Air Force Secretary John Roth and Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. Jay Raymond to hash out the final details of pitching a two-part military service.
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