Aircraft Procurement, Space Launch Could Pay for Unexpected Personnel Costs

Aircraft Procurement, Space Launch Could Pay for Unexpected Personnel Costs

The Air Force and Space Force want approval from Congress to shift more than $900 million in fiscal 2026 funds to cover higher-than-expected personnel costs. That move, laid out in a larger $4.3 billion Pentagon-wide reprogramming request submitted to Congress in late June, would draw funds from various Department of the Air Force accounts, most notably pulling close to $774 million from aircraft procurement programs like the F-35 and KC-46.  …

DOD seeks to shift billions from delayed procurement to cover stronger-than-expected military end strength

The Defense Department is asking Congress to approve a sweeping midyear omnibus reprogramming that would shift billions of dollars away from procurement and modernization programs -- especially shipbuilding and aircraft -- to cover unexpectedly high personnel costs driven by stronger recruiting, lower attrition and increased military training activity, according to a document obtained by Inside Defense. The request proposes roughly $4.3 billion …