April 21, 2026 Budget request directs record $338.8 billion to Air Force and Space Force to meet “challenges of today and tomorrow” The Department of the Air Force unveiled a $338.8 billion budget proposal, a significant boost in funding designed to sharpen readiness, continue modernizing the fleet and underwrite deterrence while ensuring that any threat to national security can be met and, if necessary, defeated.
June 6, 2025 Michael Duffey Assumes Role as New Acquisition, Sustainment Chief Michael P. Duffey was sworn in as undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment after a Senate confirmation that placed him in charge of the Defense Department's vast procurement, sustainment and industrial base enterprise.
May 8, 2025 Service Leaders Discuss Budget, Combat Readiness Service leaders discussed military readiness and the budget during a House Armed Services Committee subcommittee hearing in Washington.
April 9, 2025 Senior Enlisted Leaders Say Lethality Tied to Service Members' Quality of Life The Defense Department's ability to be a lethal fighting force can be linked to the quality of life for America's warfighters and their families.
March 12, 2025 Senior leaders to Senate: Air Force, Space Force are ready, capable, but challenges remain Senior uniformed officers from the Air Force and Space Force told a Senate subcommittee March 12 that each service is focused on readiness but that budget shortfalls and determined adversaries are continuing sources for concern.