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Russia, first in the headlines, is Pentagon’s No. 2 challenge

The Biden administration’s new defense strategy makes clear China is still the Pentagon’s bigger focus.

By Joe Gould and Megan Eckstein

12 months ago

Inflation sparks new fight over Biden’s military budget request

Spiking inflations’s potential effect on the Pentagon has emerged as a line of attack for Republicans who argue President Joe Biden’s defense budget was already treading water when it was introduced Monday.

12 months ago

White House seeks $3.5 billion for Pentagon in Ukraine response package

The White House told Congress it will need $6.4 billion in new funding to respond to Russia’s war on Ukraine, including $3.5 billion for the Pentagon and other funds to support Eastern European allies with security assistance and humanitarian aid.

13 months ago

Russia, inflation and Washington gridlock: Biden’s next defense budget is still a big question mark

If Russian President Vladimir Putin invades Ukraine, defense analysts foresee a boost in the U.S. troop presence in Europe that would trigger a supplemental defense funding request to Congress so as not to deplete other Pentagon accounts.

14 months ago

Space Force planning for new component in the Middle East alongside AFCENT

Space Force leaders are hashing out a plan to create a new group under U.S. Central Command to coordinate what military space assets to use in the region.

By Rachel S. Cohen

20 months ago

Pentagon wants SpaceX delivering cargo around the globe — and a live test could come next year

U.S. Transportation Command wants to launch cargo into space and have it land somewhere else in the world, an hour later.

By Aaron Mehta

2 years ago