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Switzerland has told its defense ministry to stay inside the six billion Swiss franc cap for its new fighter purchase, even if that means buying fewer than the planned 36 F-35A Lightning II jets. The Federal Council said it wants the highest

Draft language in the fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act would block the Department of Defense from ending the Air Force’s E-7A Wedgetail effort during fiscal 2026. The same draft would also stop the Air Force from retiring any E-3 Sentry aircraft

New language attached to the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act orders the U.S. Air Force to explain how it will keep the Airborne Command Post mission, often called Looking Glass, after the Navy begins retiring the E-6B Mercury fleet. The

Congress has released a 2026 defense policy bill that keeps a Ukraine line, but at a much lower level than in earlier years. The new National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) sets a $900 billion Pentagon budget. It includes $400 million per year

A defense policy law signed on Dec. 18, 2025 kept the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX carrier fighter alive on paper, yet it left the program close to the Pentagon’s earlier plan to slow it down. The same law also ordered a deep Air

First Sea Lord General Sir Gwyn Jenkins told industry and allies at DSEI in London that the Royal Navy will follow a clear rule from now on: “uncrewed wherever possible; crewed only where necessary.” He set a four-year target to restore war-fighting

Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey said the Army has broadened the Space and Missile Defense Command’s role beyond the Ground-based Midcourse Defense mission to include all air and missile defense threats. “We did grow in responsibility,” he said. “The ground-based midcourse defense mission

Gen. Thomas A. Bussiere announced on September 30 that he will request retirement for personal and family reasons after leading Air Force Global Strike Command since December 2022. Defense officials confirm a change-of-command ceremony on October 17 will hand control to Lt.

The Senate confirmed Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach as the 24th Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force following Gen. David W. Allvin’s early retirement effective around November 1. The Senate approved the nomination by unanimous consent on October 30 after

A six-page draft memo obtained by multiple defense outlets lays out what could become the most extensive overhaul of Pentagon procurement in decades. The document, titled “Transforming the Warfighting Acquisition System to Accelerate Fielding of Capabilities,” centers on one priority: speed. Defense