Monday, October 19, 2026
Iran War supplemental deepens FY27 budget uncertainty
Defense

Iran War supplemental deepens FY27 budget uncertainty

A recent $87.6 billion supplemental funding request from the White House to pay for the Iran war and other expenses complicates an already tense budget process in Washington. The supplemental follows the release of a record $1.5 trillion defense budget request in April, putting additional pressure on Congress to sort out what has become a…

Taiwan needs a ‘hornet’s nest’ of drones to deter conflict, US diplomat says

Taiwan needs a “hornet’s nest” of drones to help deter conflict and provide security, the top U.S. diplomat to the democratically governed island said on Thursday.The United States, Taiwan’s most important international backer and arms supplier despite the lack of formal diplomatic ties, has strongly backed the government’s military modernization plan and increased defense spending.Taiwan…

Poland teams up with Spain to double tanker aircraft purchase

WARSAW, Poland — As the Polish government is advancing plans to purchase multi-role tanker transport aircraft for the country’s Air Force, aiming to buy Airbus A330 MRTT planes, the nation has teamed up with Spain to implement the acquisition.Poland initially planned to procure two aircraft using loans from the European Union, but the agreement with…

GenAI.mil records almost 1.7M users, plans new model additions

The Department of Defense plans to bring new models onto its internal, department-wide artificial intelligence marketplace and deploy them at higher classification levels, part of its updated procurement policy that aims for “commercial-first” in its deliverables.  Cameron Stanley, the chief digital and artificial intelligence officer at DOD told attendees at the AWS Summit in Washington,…

Trump says Pulte can declassify ‘whatever’ he wants, sparking fears of exposing intelligence secrets

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that acting spy chief Bill Pulte can declassify “whatever” records he wants and can declassify “almost everything,” a sweeping green light that has alarmed former intelligence officials, who warn that careless releases could expose sensitive intelligence capabilities and sidestep standard review processes with other spy agencies. Trump said Wednesday that…