Pentagon R&D spending would drop by about one-third under the White House’s 2027 defense-spending proposal—but the impact of that $4.5 billion reduction might be cushioned by the tech industry’s willingness to fund its own research.The proposed drop, which echoes a similar cut in the first Trump administration’s 2020 proposal, was…
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The Trump administration is, once again, going all in on the development of the Air Force’s sixth-generation fighter while seeking only a fraction of its funding for the Navy’s future combat jet.The record-breaking $1.5 trillion 2027 defense spending request, released Friday, includes around $5 billion to develop the F-47, all…
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One year after Congress blunted deep cuts to the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security, the Trump administration is trying to merge the unit into the office of the DHS secretary.The administration’s 2027 budget proposal outlines a plan to combine I&A with DHS’ Management Directorate, Office of Situational…
The White House’s record-shattering $1.5 trillion 2027 defense budget request would put nearly $18 billion towards the massive Golden Dome missile defense program, but will rely almost entirely on yet-to-be approved reconciliation funds. Nearly all of the $17.5 billion the White House is seeking for Golden Dome in this year’s budget…
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The Department of Homeland Security plans to install AI upgrades in 148 of its uncrewed camera towers on the U.S. border this year, and to add another 50 next-generation ones. On Wednesday, GDIT unveiled its pitch for the job: the Relocatable Autonomous Surveillance Tower.GDIT, which provided 200 of the existing…
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Key refueling-related tests for the B-21 Raider are now underway, an Air Force spokesperson confirmed to Defense One, the latest milestone towards delivering the next-generation bomber by 2027.On Tuesday, several open-source intelligence accounts and plane spotters posted images of a B-21 approaching a KC-135 tanker over California. One account cited…
The Pentagon plans to buy 30,000 one-way attack drones this month, but the military’s ability to repair or even build drones on the battlefield could make or break operations in modern conflicts. So when Dan Magy, the CEO of Firestorm, first told me in December about a mobile industrial-grade 3D printing…
US-Israeli war on Iran, day 12: An estimated 140 to 150 U.S. service members have been injured in Trump’s Iran war so far, multiple news outlets reported Tuesday, beginning with Reuters, then later Axios and CBS News. “Approximately 140 U.S. service members have been wounded over 10 days of sustained attacks,” a…
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