Anthony Capaccio

Just in: AF says new Qatari-`Bridge' AF One ready for delivery this summer: ``The aircraft is on schedule to roll out in a new red, white and blue livery this summer,'' service says; L3 Harris disclosed as contractor modifying it.

On the FY 27 $350b Reconciliation defense request -- HAC -D chair Ken Calvert told me today: He'll vote for it but “I’m not going to count on it,” as “It’s going to be difficult. I’m just being practical.'' SASC Chair Wicker told me he doesn't see passage until after the midterms

Iran scoop by a colleague:US Central Command has asked to send the Army’s long-delayed Dark Eagle hypersonic missile to the Middle East for possible use against Iran, seeking a longer-range system to hit ballistic-missile launchers deep inside the country. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

@Osint613 This was well reported by Bloomberg and the trades last week..

Axios: The first Trump-class battleship is expected to run over $17 billion. The full three-ship program tops $43 billion.

Hegseth lectures Rep Garamendi on looking for "click bait.."

Just in: The US has spent an estimated $25 billion on the Iran war so far, Pentagon acting comptroller Jules Hurst tells HASC, providing the most complete public estimate of the conflict’s cost

The post-Phelan piling on is full swing. The $17b mark for the first ship is way low, as those of us who cover ship costs, like USNI/CBO/CRS, know. The lead ship is always way,way over target: The Trump-class battleships are a waste of time and money washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/…

Our story: The US Army will proceed with a $591 million General Dynamics contract to start production at an artillery-ammunition factory after severe delays prompted a review of whether the project should be canceled. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

We break: The Army will proceed with a $591 million General Dynamics. contract to start production at an artillery-ammunition factory after severe delays prompted a review of whether the project should be canceled. An Aug 2025 work-stop order at Mesquite, Texas was lifted 4/3

The Nyt implied in a munitions story this week it was breaking news of Jassm use. My colleague G Doyle broke it earlier: The next steps in the US military campaign against Iran will commit nearly its entire inventory of stealthy JASSM-ER cruise missiles bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

@kaitlancollins Tweet first..confirm later

The perfect SNL Cold Opening here: Hegseth gives 2 questions to TMZ at Operation Epic Fury briefing share.google/4ZnbCuFSHWDlTs…

The Air Force and Navy proposed stepping up purchases of of Lockheed Martin Corp’s F-35 fighter jet over the next five years. Planned purchases of the AF model increase from 38 jets next year to 42 in fiscal 2028, 46 in 2029 and 48 in both 2030 and 2031, according to new J-book

The US Space Force awarded 12 companies including Lockheed Martin and SpaceX contracts worth up to $3.2 billion to develop prototypes for space-based interceptors under Trump’s Golden Dome plan. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Per SSC: these were awarded SBI OTAs: Anduril Inc, Booz Allen Hamilton Inc, General Dynamics Mission Systems Inc, GITAI USA Inc, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman SyTstems Corporation, Quindar Inc, Raytheon Company, Sci-Tec Inc, SpaceX, True Anomaly Inc, and Turion Space Corp.

Other companies getting awards are Anduril Industries Inc., Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. and General Dynamics Corp

Just in: SpaceX, Anduril Among Companies to Win Space Interceptor Deals US Space Force has awarded since late 2025 12 companies including Lockheed Martin and SpaceX contracts worth up to $3.2 billion to develop prototypes for space-based interceptors the Golden Dome plan.

Let's hope this doesn't happen: thedailybeast.com/trumps-plans-f…

President Donald Trump’s order to attack Iranian gunboats highlights how swarm tactics are challenging the US Navy, forcing aircraft and destroyers to track speedboats in a key energy waterway bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

From DoD 5-yr plan: The Air Force plans to buy nearly 4,300 long-range Jassm stealth cruise missiles from Lockheed over the next five years, according to new budget documents, after using them against Iranian targets; starting with 821 in FY 2027 for total of 11k by 2031