April 26, 2024

DoD Plans $10B in Cuts to Weapons Programs

Posted by Java Joe on February 26, 2024 · Leave a Comment

Weapons Programs

The US Department of Defense plans cuts to some of its weapons programs — F-35 fighter jets, an attack submarine, Army helicopters and drones, and Air Force overhead — to stay under congressionally mandated spending caps. The department will make $10 billion in cuts to its 2025 budget.

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Audit Deadline: Navy Not Ready for Prime Time

Posted by Java Joe on September 1, 2016 · Leave a Comment

The Navy is lagging in preparedness for a 2017 deadline to be audit-ready.

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Sensitive F-35 Documents Intercepted

Posted by Java Joe on January 15, 2014 · Leave a Comment

F-35 transonic

Contractor charged with attempting to ship thousands of pages of sensitive documents to Iran relating to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s engine.

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