The Senate Armed Services Committee blocked the Pentagon’s request for a U.S. Space National Guard and did not address space acquisition in its mark of the fiscal 2021 defense policy bill because the Defense Department did not submit information requested in time for debate, according to a committee aide.

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s mark of the fiscal 2021 defense policy bill would establish a Pacific Deterrence Initiative, authorizing $1.4 billion to defend U.S. interests against China.

The Pentagon is likely to seek double-digit billions of dollars to reimburse defense contractors that were authorized to seek the money by the CARES Act to preserve their workforce during the COVID-19 crisis, the Pentagon’s top procurement officer told lawmakers June 10.

Britain’s first front-line F-35 squadron has embarked on the HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier for the first in a series of workups to prepare for the first deployment of the ship to the Far East in 2021.

A month after warning of potentially dire budget cuts, the head of the U.S. Army’s Futures Command has softened his forecast about the fiscal impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic on top acquisition programs. 

South Korea is moving toward a decision on whether to develop a version of the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) Surion utility helicopter for the marine corps’ attack mission.

All but four Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee have signed a letter to President Donald Trump asking him to reject a reported proposal to reduce the U.S. military presence in Europe.

The Senate on June 9 confirmed in a unanimous vote Gen. Charles Brown to serve as the next U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff.