Army modernization programs need to put ‘points on the board’: Acquisition chief

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Army modernization programs need to put 'points on the board': Acquisition chief "I am very comfortable with almost every program right now in terms of its general direction of travel, the requirements seem reasonable, and that our cost estimates are pretty good," said Doug Bush, assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, in his first media roundtable since being confirmed by the Senate last week.

Navy air boss has new aircraft readiness rate 'north stars' to follow The new metric, key to maintaining a fleet ready to fight on short notice, is latest in years-long effort to ensure readiness.

New US, UK agreement on helicopters gives Brits unique FVL access "I think we want to see interoperability as we digitize our forces, especially in our aviation formations. That's the focus," Brig. Gen. Robert Barrie, head of the US Army's Program Executive Office-Aviation, told Breaking Defense.

From 7 classified 'spirals' to coming robotic ships: Gilday on Navy's Unmanned Task Force The Navy's top admiral wants to see unmanned platforms operating in the fleet by the 2030s, but has also taken clues from Congress about the service's approach.

$770-$780 billion likely for Pentagon budget topline: Source Given the increased rate of inflation, the situation in Ukraine and the fact Congress has acted decisively to increase defense spending in the last year, it's no surprise that the DoD budget has increased over the FY22 request of $715 billion.

Biden warns of Ukraine invasion in 'days,' Austin watching for false flag effort "You don't do these sorts of things for no reason. And you certainly don't do them if you're getting ready to pack up and go home," Austin said of Russia's moves near Ukraine.

Israelis, Singapore build, sell surface-to-surface missile in one year The Blue Spear is a subsonic air breathing, sea-skimming missile able to be fired either from land or from a ship, with a range of 180 miles

Previewing Biden's FY23 defense budget request: 5 things to expect With the long saga of the fiscal year 2022 budget looking like it will be finalized in March, eyes now turn to the FY23 defense budget and what it might look like. Between Russian aggression, inflation and a Congress that appears supportive of increasing defense spending, it's unclear how high the Pentagon's budget will go.…

After mix-up, Army says 12 programs may be hit by year-long CR After Breaking Defense noted a discrepancy in lists provided by the Army, the service revised the number of programs that would be impacted by a year-long continuing resolution.

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