Lani Kass, head of the Air Force’s cyberspace task force, does not hesitate to say that the service’s new mission statement was not widely understood—it may still be a mystery to many. Kass explained to attendees at AFA’s Air & Space Conference Tuesday that they should just remember that USAF cannot dominate air and space without dominating cyberspace. (Read more here.)
The rate of building B-21 bombers would speed up if the fiscal 2026 defense budget passes. But it remains unclear how much capacity would be added, and whether the Air Force would simply build the bombers faster, or buy more.