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Lawmakers back White House FY26 plans for more troops, 3.8% pay hike

The military's active-duty end strength would grow by about 26,000 troops next year under plans being considered in the House and Senate.

By Leo Shane III

10 hours ago

House panel to mark up annual defense authorization bill this week

Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of July 14, 2025.

By Leo Shane III

17 hours ago

New aircraft carriers face years of delivery delays

Delivery of the Navy's next Ford-class aircraft carrier, the John F. Kennedy, was delayed two more years to 2027, budget documents show.

By Zita Ballinger Fletcher

5 days ago

Navy did not document changes to recruitment procedures, watchdog says

The Navy reached its recruitment goal in fiscal 2024 by working through a backlog of 8,600 medical waivers, recruiting 5,845 sailors in the process.

11 days ago

US strikes set back Iran’s nuclear program up to 2 years, DOD says

“We’re thinking probably closer to two years — like degraded their program by two years,” Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said Wednesday.

By Noah Robertson

11 days ago

Senate passes Trump’s major policy bill with $150 billion for the DOD

Funding included in the bill would go toward shipbuilding, the Golden Dome homeland missile defense project, munitions and other key Pentagon priorities.

By Noah Robertson

13 days ago