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Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel is a key asset for the U.S. Navy as China's rise is putting pressure on Washington on the high seas.

When it comes to MTAs, Eric Lofgren, a defense acquisition specialist at George Mason University, told Breaking Defense that "GAO and OSD seem to be struggling with how to baseline and conduct oversight of these programs."

"The Space Force's ambitious plans for new architectures, programs, and mission areas, do not appear to be backed up with credible budget projections in the outyears to actually deliver these capabilities," House defense appropriators chide in report language accompanying their FY23 spending bill.

Along with worries over basing schedule and international partners, GAO had fretted software development could delay completion of the first radar site.

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is going to the Senate Energy Committee today, where Chair Joe Manchin plans to grill her on the agency's decision to cancel offshore oil and gas lease sales.

President Joe Biden spent Monday and Tuesday changing three of his predecessor’s policies, a swift shift that further puts the Democrat’s stamp on the world.

Miss. Senator questioned Navy’s readiness, shipbuilding, and an important study on amphibious warships commissioned by the Secretary of the Navy. This week, the Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing to receive testimony on the posture of the Department of the Navy in review of the Defense

Miss. Senator highlights unfunded requirements, budget needs with Air Force Chief of Staff General Charles Q. Brown, Jr. On Tuesday, the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) held a hearing to receive testimony on the posture of the Department of the Air Force in review of the Defense Authorizatio

The Navy is pursuing a nine-ship multi-year procurement plan for its next batch of Arleigh Burke Flight III destroyers, according to service budget documents. While the current proposal is to buy nine destroyers, the Navy has the option to purchase an additional ship to make it a 10-ship buy across the five-year spending plan. “The […]

The Portuguese Navy commissioned its first new Vigilante II-class L150-SV high-speed search-and-rescue boat on 21 April. The Portuguese Navy's first Vigilante II-class search-and-rescue boat, was commissioned on 21 April. Patrão Cego do Maio...