FY25 defense budget request

During Appropriations’ Defense Subcommittee hearing, Republican leaders say failing to help Kyiv fight off Russia will embolden China, Iran, North Korea.

Bipartisan critics say budget deal capping federal spending hikes at 1 percent can’t be sustained if Pentagon is to keep pace with China’s military spending.

The Air Force certifies the F-35A as a ‘dual-capable’ stealth strike jet, but some doubt ‘history’s most expensive weapon system’ can deliver.

Twenty-five of 31 nations in the Americas have made deals or accepted assistance from Chinese Communist Party-backed companies and investors.