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Daily Report: Wedgetail Out, Hawkeye In?
PLUS A First Look at LRSO and Eielson Nuclear Reactor Moves Forward
Pentagon May Abandon Wedgetail Buy in Favor of Navy’s Hawkeye, Satellites
The Pentagon is considering ditching the Air Force’s plan to buy the E-7 Wedgetail as it looks to outsource the airborne target-tracking mission to space, defense officials indicated this week.
Daily Report: Defense Budget Highlights GOP Ukraine Rift
PLUS What's Next for the F-35 and Air Force Charity Expands Aid
Defense Budget Debate Spotlights Republican Divide on Ukraine
Efforts to craft the Pentagon’s next budget has highlighted disagreement among Republicans on whether the U.S. should continue to support Ukraine in its three-year war with Russia, pitting some key GOP voices against the Trump administration on questions of military aid and larger concerns about ...
Daily Report: Trump’s Budget Adds Airmen, Guardians
PLUS Hegseth Testifies and Airmen Welcome New Special Ops Plane
Hegseth Pitches $3.5 Billion For F-47 in 2026 Budget
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s first trip to Capitol Hill to argue for next year’s Pentagon budget shed new light on funding for some of the Air Force’s top-priority acquisition programs, even as the department continues to hide its 2026 request from view.
Trump Budget Calls for More Airmen, Guardians in 2026
Over half a million troops would serve in the Air Force and Space Force in 2026, the Trump administration said last week, keeping the workforce essentially flat as Airmen and Guardians tackle a growing list of missions around the globe.
Daily Report: House Appropriators Unveil Defense Bill
PLUS Bombers in Demand and Airmen Get Ready for Drone Wingmen
House Appropriators Offer Air, Space Forces $261 Billion in 2026
Absent a full defense budget request from the White House nearly six months into President Donald Trump’s tenure, lawmakers are taking matters into their own hands.
Daily Report: Air Force Preps Post-New START Arsenal
PLUS F-35 Contracts Delayed and an Astronaut Reflects
Air Force Ready to Deploy More Nukes Once Arms Control Treaty Ends
The Air Force is ready to add more nuclear warheads to its bomber aircraft and underground missiles if ordered to do so when a key arms control treaty expires next year, its top nuclear officer said June 5.
Daily Report: The Price of Retrofitting a Qatari Jet
PLUS Grynkewich Nominated to Lead U.S. European Command and Learning from Formula One on Autonomy
Turning Qatari Jet into Air Force One to Cost ‘Less Than $400 Million’
Transforming a former Qatari royal jet into President Donald Trump’s new Air Force One will likely cost less than $400 million, the U.S. Air Force’s top civilian told lawmakers June 5.
Daily Report: Air, Space Forces Win in Senate Reconciliation Bill
PLUS First Airman Nominated to Lead AFRICOM and NATO Nations Near Spending Target
Senate Adds Billions for Air Force Programs to GOP Spending Bill
Senate lawmakers unveiled legislation June 4 that would funnel at least $26 billion to the Air Force and Space Force starting this year.
Daily Report: Trans Troops Could Lose Clearances
PLUS Experts Weigh In on Ukraine's Drones and Golden Dome Could Protect Against Copycat Strikes
Daily Report: Hegseth Heads to the Hill
PLUS Master Sergeant Promotions Spike and Critics Question DOT&E Cuts
Hegseth Set to Testify Before Congress in June
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will head to Capitol Hill this month to make the case for the Trump administration’s proposed defense budget, a Pentagon spokesperson said June 2.
Daily Report: New Air Force Budget Details
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