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CQ Brown decries hold on nominations in hearing to head Joint Chiefs
Gen. CQ Brown, now Air Force chief of staff, appeared to draw broad support from senators considering his nomination to be the next Joint Chiefs chairman.
As Pentagon calls for industry innovation, top acquisition nominees remain stalled
The Pentagon has are too few acquisition officials confirmed for the defense industry.
By Joe Gould
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
Soldier’s missing pay triggered Army secretary double confirmation snafu
The new Army secretary's confirmation was bungled over missing pay for a soldier deployed to Africa.
By Davis Winkie
One soldier’s missing pay could be sticking point for Army secretary nomination
A North Dakota senator is threatening to block the nomination of Christine Wormuth to Army secretary.
By Davis Winkie
Lack of Pentagon nominees could be harbinger of slow process
After three nominees were announced in December, the Biden team has yet to put forth more defense nominees.
By Aaron Mehta
Latest Chinook helo variant has excessive rotor blade vibrations heading into major test
The Army is dealing with excessive vibrations with its new Chinook rotor blade design heading into a limited-user test this spring.
By Jen Judson
Congress clashes with Army over purchasing cargo helicopters
In FY21 spending bills, Congress is continuing to push back on the Army's decision to curb fielding the latest CH-47 variant to the active force.
By Jen Judson
Army to conduct thorough review of aviation fleet in FY23
With two new helicopters and a number of other enablers, the Army plans to take a hard look at its entire fleet in fiscal 2023.
By Jen Judson
US Special Operations Command gets first brand-new Chinook variant
Boeing has delivered the first MH-47G Chinook to U.S. Special Operations Command on time.
By Jen Judson