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Reuters
14-05-2025
- Business
- Reuters
US Navy's new fighter jet threatened by funding dispute, sources say
WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy and Congress are battling with the Trump administration to keep moving forward with a contract award to build the Navy's next-generation fighter jet, according three people with knowledge of the matter. At the heart of the conflict is the F/A-XX program, intended to replace the Navy's aging Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab F/A-18 Super Hornet fleet with a new carrier-based stealth fighter to be fielded in the 2030s. The Navy had been expected to announce a winner as early as March in a deal that could be worth hundreds of billions of dollars to the winner over its lifetime, but a funding dispute threatens to derail that timeline. While the Navy wants to move forward with awarding a contract, some Pentagon officials are seeking to delay the program by up to three years, the people said, citing concerns about engineering and production capacity. In March, the U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing a contract to make F-47 fighter jets, its version of a 6th generation stealth fighter to replace the 5th generation F-22. The Air Force has said it planned to buy more than 185 of the planes. Boeing and Northrop Grumman (NOC.N), opens new tab remain in competition for the Navy contract, while Reuters reported in March that Lockheed Martin (LMT.N), opens new tab had been eliminated from the contest. A three-year delay for the Navy would effectively cancel the program as it is currently defined, the people said, because contracts and pricing would expire during that time making a new competition almost inevitable. The Navy declined to comment. A Pentagon spokesperson said it did "not comment on internal communications and pre-decisional or deliberative information." The fight over F/A-XX funding highlights broader questions about the future of naval aviation and the role of aircraft carriers in confronting China. Delaying the program could leave the Navy without a modern fighter capable of operating from carriers in the 2030s and beyond, potentially undermining the fleet's ability to project power in contested environments. China has already made test flights of advanced J-50 and J-36 fighters that it calls 6th generation - the same jet a forward deployed U.S. Navy would encounter. "America can't do much with its aircraft carriers in 30 years if it doesn't invest in a next-generation fighter for the Navy," said a U.S. official. "Faster decision-making, extended operational reach, integration with autonomous systems, and maximum lethality are key to the future of air combat, especially in the Indo-Pacific," the official added. The official and the other people declined to be identified due to the sensitivity of the matter. U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is making a push to revamp what the Pentagon buys and how it does so for items ranging from software to jets. Trump adviser Elon Musk has panned crewed fighter jets, calling them "obsolete" as the age of drone warfare dawns. But some defense experts say enemy jamming systems may best the autonomous vehicles, making a human crew necessary in warfare. The Navy currently has around 128 F/A-18 planes that have been in service since the mid-1990s. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's cost assessment office plans to slash funding for the next-generation jet's development by shifting the $454 million that Congress provided for the F/A-XX in the fiscal year 2025 budget to other programs, according to two industry executives and a congressional aide familiar with the matter. The Pentagon is separately preparing to ask Congress not to provide $500 million for the program which it had included in a pending reconciliation bill to help to accelerate the new jet's development, the three sources said. The two separate funding reductions and the potential for a three-year delay to the contract award have not been reported previously. These moves have sparked pushback from the Navy and key members of Congress. Lawmakers are telling the Navy and the Office of the Secretary of Defense: "Don't you dare do this," an industry executive said, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive negotiations. The Pentagon could still alter course on these efforts and adopt Congress' funding guidance, the congressional aide said.
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' Season 17 to Premiere in July With New ‘Abbott Elementary' Crossover
The gang returns in Season 17 of 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia,' premiering on July 9 on FXX with episodes streaming on Hulu the next day. The new season from the longest-running live-action comedy series includes a new take on the 'Abbott Elementary' crossover, this time from Mac, Charlie, Dennis, Dee and Frank's perspective. More from Variety Lynne Marie Stewart, 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' and 'Pee-wee's Playhouse' Actor, Dies at 78 Inside the 'Abbott Elementary' and 'It's Always Sunny' Crossover: Easter Eggs, Character Pairings and Unleashing Five Sociopaths on the School Quinta Brunson Scolds Rob McElhenney in Promo for 'Abbott Elementary'-'It's Always Sunny' Crossover (EXCLUSIVE) In a clip teasing the new season, the gang volunteers at the fictional Philly elementary school, stealing kids' brownies and auditioning them for a potential boy band. 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia,' which celebrates the 20th anniversary since its premiere episode this year, stars Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton, Kaitlin Olson and Danny DeVito. Season 17, dubbed 'The Gang Embraces the Corporate Era,' tells the story of 'how greed and the New American Dream have consumed Paddy's Pub.' 'They'll exploit cross-network promotion to increase market share; they'll scapegoat one of their own to avoid a PR backlash; they'll risk everything for a handshake with the Saudis; they'll bend the laws with side hustles to pad their pockets; and they'll change everything about themselves to appeal to a broader audience,' reads the logline. 'And sure, like any corporate goon, the Gang craves money and parasitic social privileges. That's been plain since 2005. But they're also human beings. They crave love.. respect… conditional freedom… constant adulation… histrionic amounts of attention… non-stop gratification… and unfiltered, slaphappy eroticism.' Season 17 of 'It's Always Sunny' is executive produced by creator McElhenney, Day, Howerton, Michael Rotenberg, Nick Frenkel, Dave Chernin, John Chernin, Rob Rosell, David Hornsby, Nina Pedrad and Victor Hsu. The series is produced by FX Productions. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week What's Coming to Disney+ in April 2025 The Best Celebrity Memoirs to Read This Year: From Chelsea Handler to Anthony Hopkins
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
It's Always Sunny Sets Season 17 Premiere Date, Offers First Look at Abbott Elementary Crossover — Watch
We've already seen the Paddy's Pub gang visit Abbott Elementary from the teachers' perspective — now it's time to see the other side. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia returns for Season 17 on Wednesday, July 9 at 9/8c on FXX with the first two episodes, TVLine has learned. FXX has also released a promo for Season 17's crossover episode with ABC's Abbott Elementary, following Abbott's own crossover episode, which aired on ABC in January. (Read our recap here.) More from TVLine In Bosch: Legacy Spinoff Trailer, Maggie Q's Ballard Is an LAPD 'Punching Bag' Out to Prove Herself Save the Dates: Taron Egerton-Jurnee Smollett Series Premiere, The Brutalist on Max and More And Just Like That: Carrie Embraces a 'New Chapter' (With Aidan?) in Season 3 Trailer - Plus, Get Premiere Date In the promo, we see the whole school volunteer debacle through the eyes of Mac, Charlie, Dennis, Dee and Frank, with guest appearances from Abbott's Quinta Brunson and Tyler James Williams, among others. Mac steals a brownie from a child, Charlie tries to assemble a boy band… and the gang makes Janine so angry, she punches a locker. Season 17 of Sunny is dubbed 'The Gang Embraces The Corporate Era,' telling 'the story of how greed and the New American Dream have consumed Paddy's Pub,' per the official synopsis. Sunny — which celebrates its 20th anniversary on the air this year — last aired in July 2023. Press PLAY below to get a sneak peek at s visit to , and hit the comments to share your first impressions.
Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Disney+ will now feed your Simpsons craving 24/7
Disney+ has launched a 24/7 livestream channel dedicated to The Simpsons, available to Premium subscribers starting today. The livestream channel, or Stream as it's called on Disney+, will air 767 episodes of The Simpsons throughout the first 35 seasons in chronological order. That's equivalent of over 300 hours' worth of content featuring the misadventures of Bart, Lisa, Homer, Marge, Maggie, and all their friends and family throughout Springfield to satisfy your appetite. That includes holiday episodes, even Christmas ones, but does not include the 36th season of the show, which is streaming on Hulu. Gabe Lewis, SVP of Programming and Content Curation for Disney+, said that fans of the long-running animated sitcom have been asking for The Simpsons livestream channel since Disney launched the streaming service in 2019. 'From day one, the fans have asked for a Stream of The Simpsons, and we're happy to oblige,' Lewis said in a press release. 'Streams on Disney+ have been a fantastic go-to experience for subscribers looking to sit back and relax with their favorite shows and movies, and we look forward to evolving the user experience and expanding the offering with more Streams, to more subscribers, later this year.' Matt Selman, the showrunner for The Simpsons, added, 'The Simpsons Stream will deliver a Simpsons marathon all day, every day — no matter when you tune in, this ultimate Simpsons binge will be there.' The Simpsons Stream channel on Disney+ is reminiscent of the 'Every. Simpsons. Ever.' marathon that aired on FXX in the summer of 2014. It ran for 12 days straight and aired 552 episodes, plus The Simpsons Movie, allowing viewers to binge on the show no matter where they tuned in — at home, in the break room at work, in their hotel room on vacation, and even at the gym while running on the treadmill (provided their gyms TVs were dialed to FXX). The marathon broke the Guinness World Record for the longest consecutive TV marathon ever (not counting commercial breaks, of course). This time around, instead of running The Simpsons marathon for a set amount of time, Disney+ is doing the marathon forever, providing a cure for people suffering from choice paralysis over choosing any individual episode of the show already streaming on the service.
