Stephen Cambone, Pentagon intel chief, told the Daily Report that the move earlier this year that separated the leadership function of the National Reconnaissance Office from the Undersecretary of the Air Force was just one of a series of upcoming changes. He called the split “useful at this time” and a “sensible thing to have done.” Cambone said that, although there is nothing in the future to preclude a single leader as undersecretary and head of the NRO, “there is a great deal of change and innovation that is on the way.”
There's a growing consensus among experts, lawmakers, and Pentagon leaders that the Air Force should buy more than the planned minimum of 100 B-21 stealth bombers. Exactly how many more is a question USAF will likely answer in its 2028 budget request, the service’s top planner said May 13.