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24 Jul 25. Navy Aims to Harness Innovation, Modernize Fleet Capabilities. Years of shrinking fleet size, diminished shipbuilding capacity and on-time repair delivery are persistent challenges for the Navy and the nation, said Navy Adm. Daryl L. Caudle, who spoke today at a Senate Armed Services Committee nomination hearing for his reappointment to admiral and to become chief of naval operations.
“As China continues to grow its naval strength and the potential for peer naval conflict grows at a steady pace each passing day, the veil is slowly lifting on the impacts of poor choices made decades ago,” Caudle said.
These poor choices, he continued, “leveraged a perceived myopic peace dividend and now pressurizes and oversubscribes our decision space for the choices we face today.” The admiral said maritime forces must continue to be lethal, resilient, agile and globally present — capable of deterring conflict and, when called upon, achieving decisive victory — delivering peace through strength derived from the Navy’s credible and persistent combat power. To achieve this, Caudle said he will “relentlessly” pursue full-spectrum readiness while modernizing the fleet’s capabilities, scaling readiness capacity and aggressively forging resilient and resourceful sailors.
“I also plan to deepen integration across all domains, from sea, air, cyberspace and undersea like never before, massing effects from multiple vectors, platforms and environments, seamlessly integrating these effects with the joint force, along with our allies and partners,” he said.
To outpace adversaries, Caudle said the Navy must harness innovation, expedite processes and rely on the ingenuity, skill and brilliance of the industrial base to build modern, modular and scalable platforms while simultaneously integrating capabilities across all domains.
“My sights are locked in on a Navy that is not only lethal and survivable but also adaptable and sustainable, ready to fight and win for decades to come, securing freedom of navigation and projecting power where and when it matters most,” he said. (Source: U.S. DoD)
23 Jul 25. DOD Seeks to Deliver Innovative Capability at Speed, Scale. The Defense Department is at a critical juncture. It must transform how it delivers integrated capabilities to warfighters with speed, scale and operational relevance, said Michael P. Duffey, undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, who testified today at a House Armed Services Committee hearing on acquisition reform. Duffey said the department’s priorities include rebuilding a more resilient defense industrial base, utilizing rapid and flexible contracting authorities, utilizing multiyear contracts for things like munitions, cutting bureaucratic delays, reforming outdated processes and empowering the acquisition workforce to operate with agility and confidence. Reform means encouraging early industry engagement and accelerating the path from requirement to contract, Duffey explained, adding that DOD also seeks to tap into a broader array of companies, including startups and non-traditional vendors, to fuel competition and innovation. The department plans to utilize Title III of the Defense Production Act and the Defense Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Program to strengthen sectors such as microelectronics, energetics and critical minerals, Duffey said. Energetics include propellants, explosives, pyrotechnics and other energy-releasing materials.
“The geopolitical landscape has shifted dramatically. We are no longer in an environment where flexible timelines and risk avoidance are acceptable. What once took a decade must now be delivered in months or weeks to stay ahead of the threat,” Duffey said.
This work is not possible without the people who carry it out, he continued.
“Our 167,000 strong workforce is the connective tissue between strategy and execution. These professionals manage complex tradeoffs, direct bns in taxpayer dollars and ensure our warfighters are never outmatched,” Duffey said.
Also testifying were: William D. Bailey, performing the duties of assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics; Jason L. Potter, performing the duties of assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition; Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy Jr., acting assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and integration; and Jesse D. Tolleson Jr., acting assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology. (Source: U.S. DoD)
18 Jul 25. House advances $832bn military budget plan for next fiscal year. House lawmakers advanced their $832bn defense appropriations plan for fiscal 2026 early Friday morning despite strong objections from Democrats over missing budgetary details and social issue fights. The bill’s passage — by a 221-209 margin, with only five Democrats backing the measure — sends the national security budget debate over to the Senate, where appropriators still have not unveiled the parameters of their spending plans for next year. The Defense Department is currently operating this fiscal year under a modified continuing resolution, with some additional funding for military programs and purchases. Lawmakers are hopeful that won’t happen again next year, but the slow pace of budget work thus far leaves only about six weeks of session work left before a possible partial government shutdown if the appropriations bills aren’t finalized. The House spending plan was largely drafted before Pentagon leaders unveiled their detailed budgetary requests for fiscal 2026 just last month. President Donald Trump has touted that outline as a “$1trn defense budget,” but that total includes additional one-time funds approved by Congress as part of a separate reconciliation measure. As such, the House plan for the base defense budget represents a small decrease over current fiscal year military spending, a point that Democrats and some Republican lawmakers have lamented. But Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Calif., the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel, praised the funding plan as “providing our men and women in uniform with the resources they need to keep America safe.” The bill supports a 3.8% pay raise for servicemembers next year, matching the federal formula for the annual prescribed pay boost. It includes $2.6 bn for hypersonics programs and $13 bn for missile defense programs in support of Trump’s Golden Dome effort. The measure sets aside $8.5bn for 69 F-35 fighters, $3.8bn for B-21 procurement, $2.7bn for 15 KC-46s and $1.2bn for four E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft. Another $37bn would go to Navy shipbuilding efforts, including procurement of one Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine and two Virginia-class fast attack submarines. Under the plan, the Defense Department civilian workforce would be cut by about 45,000 individuals at a savings of $3.6bn, a provision that drew strong objections from Democratic lawmakers. Critics also attacked the bill’s social issue provisions, including language prohibiting military health care facilities from providing abortion services, bans on transgender medical care and surgeries, and elimination of diversity and equity programs.
“These poison pill riders will not go unnoticed by our troops,” said Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn., ranking member on the appropriations committee’s defense panel. “They will impact recruitment and retention.”
Passage of the defense budget bill was delayed for much of the week by unrelated legislative floor fights in the House, and could be complicated in the Senate by similar, broader fights over federal spending and program cuts. House lawmakers are expected to shift focus in coming days to the annual defense authorization bill — legislation which sets Defense Department policy and spending priorities for the upcoming year, but does not actually appropriate the funds for those goals — but a full floor debate on that measure is unlikely to happen before the chamber’s August recess. (Source: Defense News)
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