2024 budget Archives

Brig. Gen. Luke Cropsey delivers a keynote at the Air Force Life Cycle Industry Days. (USAF photos by SSgt Mikaley Kline)

Cropsey: Air Force C2 modernization ‘hamstrung’ by lack of fiscal 2024 budget

“Not having a budget, it’s quite frankly what’s killing me,” Brig. Gen. Luke Cropsey said.

Feb 14, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing to be the next leader of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on July 20, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Cybercom nominee urges lawmakers to pass policy and spending bills to addressing readiness issues

Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh said passing the NDAA and appropriations bills are essential for the command's growth and maturation.

Jul 20, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

DOD CIO John Sherman at DefenseTalks — DOD CIO John Sherman delivers a keynote at DefenseTalks 2023. (DefenseScoop)

Pentagon wants $58.5B in 2024 for IT and cyber activities

That $58.5 billion — $45 billion across IT investments and $13.5 billion for DOD-wide cyber activities — would be a bump up from the $55.2 billion the…

May 24, 2023 By Billy Mitchell

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall makes remarks during the Senior Leader Orientation Course at Joint Base Andrews, Md., April 11, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich)

Air Force pressing Congress for new authorities to kick-start development of new technology

“The problem that I have is the amount of time I have to wait for Congress to act,” Kendall told reporters during a media roundtable at the…

Apr 19, 2023 By Mikayla Easley

A common hypersonic glide body (C-HGB) launches from Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii, March 19, 2020, during a Department of Defense flight experiment. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

Navy plans to spend more than $50M per round on average for CPS hypersonic missiles over next 5 years

The sea service plans to buy 64 Conventional Prompt Strike missiles in fiscal 2024-2028 at a total cost of more than $3.6 billion.

Mar 22, 2023 By Jon Harper

Rendering of the Terrestrial Layer System, the Army’s next-generation tactical vehicle based system that delivers an integrated suite of signals intelligence, electronic warfare, and cyberspace operations capabilities. (Photo by John Higgins)

Army shifts procurement funding for integrated cyber, EW and signals intelligence platform

Budget documents released last year projected the Army requesting $201.1 million in fiscal 2024 for procurement of the Terrestrial Layer System-Brigade Combat Team. However, the recently released…

Mar 21, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu participates in a virtual event for Engineers Week, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Feb. 23, 2022. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

Big boost in RDER funding tied to plans to conduct multiple technology ‘sprints’

The Pentagon’s fiscal 2024 funding request for the Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve (RDER) nearly doubled compared to the request for 2023.

Mar 16, 2023 By Jon Harper

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transits the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 13, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Devin M. Monroe/Released)

Gilday: Navy’s big plans to scale Project Overmatch start with USS Carl Vinson

The envisioned network will be "the bedrock for the joint tactical network of the future," he said.

Mar 15, 2023 By Brandi Vincent

Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, participates in the META-13 Joint All-Domain Command & Control (JADC2) and Space Mission Integration panel discussion, at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics ASCEND Summit, from the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Nov. 18, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

Space Force wants $340M in 2024 to build up operational testing and training infrastructure

The request comes as the U.S. is facing growing threats to its space systems, including cyber warfare activities, electronic attack platforms, lasers, ground-launched missiles, and “space-to-space orbital…

Mar 15, 2023 By Jon Harper

Wallops Island, Virginia, Oct. 21, 2021. U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Programs and the Army Hypersonic Program Office successfully conducted a High Operational Tempo for Hypersonics flight campaign. This test informed the development of the Navy’s Conventional Prompt Strike and the Army’s Long Range Hypersonic Weapon offensive hypersonic strike capability. (U.S. Navy Photo/Released)

Navy seeks $900M for hypersonics R&D, plans to buy 8 Conventional Prompt Strike missiles in 2024

The sea service is looking to buy eight “all-up rounds” and associated canisters for Conventional Prompt Strike weapons in 2024, marking the first procurement of the missiles.

Mar 14, 2023 By Jon Harper