CBO Puts Price Tag on 1st Trump Battleship
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the first Trump-class battleship could cost more than $20 billion if ordered today. Additional ships could cost anywhere from $9 billion to $13 billion per vessel.
F-35 Pilots Control Drones with Touchscreens
Navy pilots have successfully completed training at Pax River to wield multiple drones from the cockpits of F-35 Lightning II fighter planes using touchscreen tablets.
Trump Calls for $1.5T Defense Budget
President Donald Trump has called for a 50% boost to the Department of Defense budget — to $1.5 trillion a year. He also wants a pay cap for defense contractor CEOs to encourage them to produce weapons faster.
US Seizes 2 Venezuelan-Linked Oil Tankers
US forces boarded a Venezuela-linked sanctioned oil tanker flagged to Russia on Wednesday in the North Atlantic after pursuing it for weeks.
US Attacks Venezuela, Captures Maduro
The US launched an assault over the weekend on the Venezuelan capital of Caracas that took leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife into American custody and has set the stage for the US to run the South American nation. The military operation, dubbed Absolute Resolve, involved more than 150 aircraft — bombers, fighters, intelligence, reconnaissance, surveillance, and rotary wing.
US Launches Strikes Against ISIS in Syria
The US began air and artillery strikes against ISIS targets in Syria on Friday following the deaths of three US citizens. US F-15E Strike Eagles and A-10 Thunderbolt IIs hit dozens of sites.
Might Executives Pay for Defense Delays?
The Trump administration is considering an executive order limiting dividends, buybacks, and executive pay for defense contractors’ projects over-budget and delayed. Shares of Lockheed fell 1.6% and Northrop Grumman sank 2% in after-hours trading after some aspects of the news were first reported.
Report: Military Failed to Address Issues with V-22 Osprey
A US Navy report says that the military failed for years to address a growing series of issues with the V-22 Osprey aircraft.
Army-Navy Game Honors 250th
The 2025 Army-Navy game will be played at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Dec. 13. Kickoff is set for 3pm ET on CBS. This will be the 126th annual Army-Navy Game during the 250th anniversary year of the US military as well as both the Army and Navy service branches. The Navy Midshipmen and Army Black Knights will be honoring the 250th anniversary with their uniforms, depicting their branch’s history.
A New US National Security Strategy
The White House released a new national security strategy last week that outlines a new US military focus on the Western Hemisphere. The Trump administration will “rightly prioritize our homeland and hemisphere,” DefSec Pete Hegseth said.
