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Navy secretary nominee supports expanding fleet, but says more money is needed

If confirmed, Carlos Del Toro would be the second Hispanic ever to serve as Navy secretary.

By Leo Shane III

2 years ago

Austin, Milley defend weapons cuts in Biden’s defense budget

Top Pentagon leaders defended President Joe Biden’s flat defense budget request to lawmakers on Thursday and its “hard choices” to slash legacy weapons programs in favor of developing technologies, as a hedge against China.

By Joe Gould

2 years ago

The military is growing, but some services are getting smaller

The military is growing by about 5, 600 troops, more of those in the Navy.

By Meghann Myers, Kyle Rempfer, Stephen Losey and Philip Athey

4 years ago

US senator seeks foreign policy reset and sees ‘clear and present danger’ from China

Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, offers a broad new policy vision that warns of a "martial, expansionist” China.

By Joe Gould

4 years ago

Is Trump really going to cut the defense budget?

Is it a negotiating ploy or a sincere message from the president that defense has to preparing for slimmer spending?

By Leo Shane III

5 years ago

Math doesn’t add up for budget to support Trump military buildup

President Trump’s military buildup goals would face hash headwinds from a ballooning deficit and debt, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

By Joe Gould

6 years ago

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