MilitaryUSAF Budget to Include About a Dozen New Starts The upcoming U.S. Air Force fiscal 2024 budget request is to include about a dozen new start programs that will require congressional authorization, and Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall told reporters on…
CommercialFAA Asks for Budget Increase for Unmanned Traffic, Sustainability and Safety Oversight The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is requesting a budget increase for fiscal year (FY) 2022 as it seeks to update its air traffic control system, make investments in safety and next-generation systems,…
Air TaxiNASA Aeronautics Budget Sees 4.5 Percent Boost, Funding Future Aviation Research NASA might see a 12 percent increase in its budget per the White House’s request for fiscal year 2021, mostly for a push to return humans to the moon by 2024 —…
MilitaryU.S. Defense Department Plans to Spend $6.6B on F-35 Continuing Development Through 2024 The U.S. Defense Department plans to spend about $6.6 billion on continuous capability development and delivery (C2D2) for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter from 2019 through 2024, according to its just-released fiscal…
MilitaryContinuing Resolutions Have Cost Billions In Inefficiency For DOD With the U.S. debt sitting over $20 trillion and the Defense Department on the Government Accountability Office’s annual "high-risk list", efficient use of money is wise. “About $4 billion burned in a…
MilitaryUS Air Force Investing in Cybersecurity for Avionics Everyone is worried about hacking, even the U.S. Air Force. Airmen are worried that hacked avionics will lead their pilots to shoot at the wrong targets. The U.S. Defense Department’s fiscal year…
MilitaryTrump's Budget Proposal Allocates $24B for DoD Aircraft U.S. President Donald Trump's fiscal year 2019 budget proposal directs $716 billion toward national security, including $686 billion for the Department of Defense. Of that, $24 billion would be spent on new…
Curated ContentLockheed Martin CEO: Budget Uncertainty Hurts Industry As Much As Military Defense budget cuts and an ongoing series of stopgaps spending measures is hollowing out the U.S. defense industry as much as Pentagon leaders accuse funding uncertainty for threatening military readiness and modernization,…
Curated ContentSenate Adds $1B to US Army Budget Supporting Aircraft Procurement U.S. Army aircraft and combat vehicle procurement stand to receive billions in additional funding under a funding bill proposed by Senate appropriators Nov. 21. Senate Appropriates Committee-Defense (SAC-D) recommended extra funds to,…
ATM ModernizationWhite House 2018 Budget Calls for Privatization of Air Traffic Control The White House’s fiscal year 2018 Budget Blueprint calls for the privatization of air traffic control. “The President’s 2018 Budget initiates a multi-year reauthorization proposal to shift the air traffic control function…