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Get ready for another fight over the future of the MQ-9 Reaper
“There is no need to buy more aircraft," acting Air Force Secretary John Roth wrote in a letter to a senator, recently seen by Defense News.
By Valerie Insinna
Latest "fy21 budget" stories
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Congress resurrects MQ-9 Reaper program, adding 16 drones for the Air Force
The sun won't set on the Reaper program for at least another year — as long as a budget bill is passed into law.
By Valerie Insinna
130 House members want 24 percent more F-35s procured in FY21
Congressional members want the defense committees to support an increase in the number of planes bought this upcoming fiscal year.
By Aaron Mehta
This week in Congress: Budget hearings present opportunity to grill Cabinet officials
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Feb. 24, 2020.
Here’s how many bombs the US plans to buy in the next year
The U.S. is slowing down its procurement of weapons that are used in Afghanistan and Iraq.
By Aaron Mehta
Space Force asks for $15B in its first budget request
The Space Force is requesting $15.4 billion in fiscal 2021 to continue building up the fledgling service and keep its weapons priorities on track.
By Valerie Insinna