Analysis: Vietnam's Defense Self-Reliance Push Deserves More Skepticism Than It Gets
A diversified procurement model is real. Whether it amounts to genuine defense-industrial self-reliance is a harder question.
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How a Pentagon Program Moves From Requirement to Fielding
A Pentagon acquisition program moves from requirement to fielding through a gated process run jointly by the military services and the Office of the…
How Multiyear Procurement Works: Five Program Years, Six Findings, One Cancellation Bill
Multiyear authority buys the industrial base a stable demand signal and costs the services their flexibility, with savings estimates that GAO has questioned since 2008.
Why a Stopgap Budget Bill Can Freeze a Defense Program in Its Tracks
Every few months, a familiar headline returns to Washington: Congress has passed a stopgap bill to keep the government funded past a deadline.
F-47 Program Builds Test Aircraft on Schedule for 2028 First Flight
Boeing is assembling F-47 test aircraft in St. Louis on a schedule pointed at a 2028 first flight, backed by rising budgets in FY2026 and FY2027.
The Navy's Final Flight IIA Destroyer Has Been Delivered
USS Patrick Gallagher, delivered by Bath Iron Works in June 2026, closes out the Arleigh Burke Flight IIA line as the fleet pivots to Flight III.