US Paratroopers Headed to Middle East
Up to 3,000 US Army paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division are preparing to deploy to the Middle East to supplement some 50,000 troops already there.
FY26 Budget Proposal Exceeds Pentagon Request
A bipartisan compromise to fund the federal government ahead of the Jan. 30 shutdown deadline would boost defense funding to more than $839 billion, which includes $972 million for the Navy’s next-generation F/A-XX fighter and $3 billion for the Air Force’s F-47.
Military ‘Not an Amazon Prime’ for Weapons
The US no longer has the capacity to quickly produce needed wartime assets, like 155 mm artillery shells, or to rapidly repair vital sophisticated systems, like radar, in theater. “There’s not an Amazon Prime for these weapons systems,” said Justin Woulfe, Systecon’s chief technology officer.
