
Cyber Command significantly increases funding request for defense in Indo-Pacific region
The command has requested significantly more funds to support cyber defense in the Pacific region and the Pacific Deterrence Initiative.
The command has requested significantly more funds to support cyber defense in the Pacific region and the Pacific Deterrence Initiative.
The Defense Department has decided to delay funding for the Navy’s F/A-XX program due to concerns over the industrial base’s capacity to produce two major next-gen fighter aircraft programs at the same time.
After nearly cancelling the program, Air Force is requesting $387.1 million in fiscal 2026 to start production of the Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW).
The Defense Department rolled out information to reporters Thursday on its FY26 budget request.
The future of the the Navy’s sixth-gen fighter remains uncertain as lawmakers support robust funding for the program while the Trump administration tries to slash spending in 2026.
Program delays will force the Air Force to reduce the number of flight tests it can conduct for the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile, according to the GAO’s annual weapons assessment report.
Gen. David Allvin said the Air Force has two hypersonic missile programs that are “getting into the procurement range in the very near future.”
President Trump has also named Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. Michael Guetlein as the program manager for Golden Dome.
Democrats and Republicans in both the House and Senate are backing the Protecting AI and Cloud Competition in Defense Act of 2025.
“I think we’re trying to understand the value proposition of refueling and the trades that come with it,” Lt. Gen. Shawn Bratton said.