Defense
Effort to salvage helicopter program draws veto threat
White House "strongly objects" to any funding in the Defense authorization bill that would continue the troubled presidential helicopter program.
Defense
Conferees face multiyear fighter decision
Differing approaches to procuring Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornets could become an issue during House-Senate negotiations on defense policy bill.
Defense
Obama wins vote on canceled engine
The action reverses years of strong support in the Senate for the second engine program.
Defense
Lawmaker drops support for more F-22s
House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman John Murtha, D-Pa., says Senate's rejection of the measure and president's veto threat changed his mind.
Defense
Senate rejects F-22 funding
The House-passed version of the Defense authorization bill includes a $369 million down payment for 12 F-22s in fiscal 2011.
Defense
Senate agreement clears way for vote on future of F-22
Pentagon wants to cap the fleet of aircraft at the 187 already on order.
Defense
Panel rejects Obama's biggest Defense cuts
President Obama has threatened to veto any Defense bill that contains unwanted funding for the F-22 fleet.
Defense
Work on Defense bill slows in Senate
Armed Services panel leader says he is unable to get agreement on his pending amendment to strip funding for F-22 fighter jets the administration did not request.
Defense
Air Force leaders side with Obama on fighter jet funding
Chairman of Armed Services panel expects a close vote on an amendment that would strip the Defense authorization bill of funding for extra planes.
Defense
Levin, McCain expect some flak in Senate's F-22 dogfight
Committee leaders face uphill battle in stripping authorization bill of funding for fighter jets the Obama administration does not want.
Defense
House targets satellite export controls
Effort to relax restrictions has high-level support from President Obama and former House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee Chairwoman Ellen Tauscher.
Defense
Leaders to fight own panel's decision to buy more F-22s
Defense chief has called more funding unnecessary particularly as the Air Force begins to buy F-35 Joint Strike Fighters and relies more heavily on unmanned aerial vehicles.
Defense
Democrats split over Afghanistan exit demands
Defense bill amendment demanding the Obama administration produce an exit strategy for the war in Afghanistan fails.
Defense
Obama threatens veto of defense bill over fighter jet add-on
Allowing funding for more F-22 Raptors would reverse the Pentagon's decision to end production of the stealthy fighters.
Defense
Lawmaker eases demand for split tanker deal
Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., will stop short of requiring the Pentagon to use the split-buy strategy.
Defense
Senator considers buying more fighter jets for Navy
Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., said he does not back congressional efforts to add more F-22 Raptor fighter jets or C-17 Globemaster III cargo planes to Air Force arsenal.
Defense
Lawmaker backs more fighter jet funding despite appearances
Rep. Neil Abercrombie, D-Hawaii, says he supports additional F-22s but does not favor tapping environmental cleanup funds to offset the costs.
Defense
Missile defense funding debate dominates panel's markup
Republicans attempted to add $1.2 billlion to $9.3 billion request for missile defense programs.
Defense
Panel lays groundwork to buy more fighter jets
Defense bill amendment authorizes $369 million for the advance procurement of 12 F-22s in fiscal 2011.
Defense