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The Pentagon's top acquisition official said this week that the Defense Department expects the economic impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on supply chains to delay major weapons programs for three months

The Defense Department is asking Congress for $111.2 million to field the service's Next Generation Squad Weapon and its related 6.8mm ammunition some time in fiscal year 2021

As the Pentagon unveils its latest wish list, listen and you can hear the entire defense industry singing, 'Hey big spender, spend a little time with me.'

Congress on Tuesday approved the largest overhaul to the American military's housing program in more than two decades, vowing to end slum-like living conditions and hold private landlords and defense officials accountable for them

Average pay, housing and subsistence allowances will increase for members of the military in 2020, the Pentagon announced Thursday

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The Air Force is currently in the middle of a major precision guided munitions shortage stretching back nearly four years — and according to the service's top general, budget jousting in Congress could prove "truly damaging" to the Pentagon's ability to fix the problem

The Department of Defense has a "handshake" agreement with Lockheed Martin Co to cut 8.8 percent from the price of its latest order of F-35A fighter jet, shaving a year from the time frame in which each aircraft will cost less than $80 million

The Pentagon has requested $22.95 billion for highly-classified military intelligence activities in fiscal year 2020, an increase of $2.25 billion over the previous year, the Defense Department said in a two-line statement

The Army may bill its brand new Joint Light Tactical Vehicle as a replacement to the much-maligned Humvee, but soldiers will remain stuck with the latter for the foreseeable future

The Pentagon's proposed budget for fiscal year 2020 contains a reversal of that old chestnut from Top Gun: When it's too far for guns, then switch to missiles

The U.S. Navy plans to retire one of its aircraft carriers decades early, a highly controversial move to free up funds for the new weapons needed to fight a powerful adversary

Trump announced on Friday that he was declaring a national emergency, allowing him to tap into military funding to help pay for barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border

President Donald Trump has reportedly told Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to prepare a $750 billion budget proposal for 2020, according...

The authors of a new defense spending conference report ran a victory lap last week to tout the billions of...

The Pentagon does not yet know how much the nascent Space Force will cost, but nonetheless is working with Congress...

To help expand its fleet of aircraft carriers, the Navy could purchase two ships at once. That’s on the table...

This story has been updated The Army may be working overtime to field a more powerful rifle to replace the...

President Donald Trump's fiscal budget request for 2019 includes a proposed $686 billion defense budget. While Trump has pushed for a larger military...

The Department of Defense’s fiscal year 2019 budget includes a hefty chunk of cash for a fourth Ford-class aircraft carrier,...

As the clock ticked closer to a government shutdown Friday, lawmakers said they were nearing a deal on a massive...

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis visited Capitol Hill on Tuesday to testify about two recently released Pentagon strategy documents and chastised...

One year into the Trump administration, what are the most complex challenges facing the U.S. military? This is the fourth...

It can fire a solid metal slug at speeds of up to 4,500 mph, or Mach 6. It can hit...

President Donald Trump has boosted his defense budget request, asking for Congress to consider more money for missile defense, repairs...