Valerie Insinna

A letter from Lockheed Martin's CEO to the Air Force, obtained by Breaking Defense, warns of "risks" to radar delivery schedule, raising questions about future lots.

Lockheed is proposing redesigning the aircraft’s forward fuselage to be capable of accommodating either the aircraft’s incumbent radars

The Pentagon has yet to send its budget to Congress, but House Appropriators are moving forward with their own version of the spending plan.

“The fragility of today’s DIB [defense industrial base] is a direct consequence of decades of well-intentioned, but ultimately misguided, acquisition regulations,” a summary of the bill reads.

“The fragility of today’s DIB [defense industrial base] is a direct consequence of decades of well-intentioned, but ultimately misguided, acquisition regulations”

“We don't have anything today. We have zip, nada at knowing where you're going. You could talk percentages, you could talk about whatever you want, but unless this committee sees dollars and cents and where … your plan is, then we may reconsider what you need to do to go forward,” said Rep. Rosa DeLauro.

Breaking Defense obtained a copy of budget documents sent to Congress.

The Pentagon intends to request about $205 billion in procurement funding for fiscal year 2026

The committee voted 36-27 to send its funding proposal to the House floor after a marathon markup that lasted almost nine hours.