Senate Authorizers Seek $700M Plus-up to E-7A Wedgetail Program

The Pentagon’s F/A-XX Fighter Mistake Could Cost America a War in the Pacific

In the movie “Top Gun,” the lead character and naval aviator “Maverick” famously says, “I feel the need… the need for speed.” While that might have passed when he was flying the 1,800+ mile range F-14 Tomcat with 100-mile long-range air-to-air AIM-54 Phoenix missiles, speed alone doesn’t work today. Maverick would now still feel the “need,” but he would need to feel the need for range to survive in a modern war with China. The Navy’s 6th generat…

Senate authorizers seek $700M plus-up to E-7A Wedgetail program

The Senate Armed Services Committee would add an additional $700 million to the Air Force's E-7A Wedgetail program, despite Trump administration officials saying they plan to cancel the program. The $700 million would be added to the Air Force’s $199.7 million request for development and procurement of the aircraft in fiscal year 2026, according to bill text released by the committee today. The committee would also allocate $108 million for an E…

HASC adds funds for Virginia-class subs, Ukraine in FY26 policy bill

Republicans successfully batted down a number of Democratic amendments during the 14-hour markup session.

BREAKING: HASC Adds Measures To NDAA Seeking More F-47, F/A-XX Details, Blocking E-7A Cut - Defense Daily

The House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday adopted measures to its version of the next defense policy bill directing the Air Force and Navy to provide more detailed information on […]

House Moves to Block Pentagon from Canceling E-7 Wedgetail

House lawmakers are moving to keep the Air Force’s E-7 Wedgetail development program alive after the Pentagon announced plans to wind it down in the coming years. During its markup of the annual defense policy bill July 15, the House Armed Services Committee tacked on an amendment from Rep. Donald Norcross (D-N.J.) that would block the Defense Department from using 2026 funding to end the Air Force’s E-7 prototyping contract with Boeing or to s…