“We built into this ’23 budget the best information that we had at the time we built the budget,” Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen H. Hicks told reporters in March. “As in any year, we’re going to be working that as we get closer to the ...
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It's time to fix the perception of RPA exportation.
Guardians and Airmen innovate and renovate, doubling the rate of launch at Cape Canaveral.
New capabilities are required—now—to combat long- range precision missiles being tested by adversaries. The Department of the Air Force is rolling out plans to beef up missile warning and tracking as China, North Korea, Russia, and even Iran develop, build, test, and field new long-range ...
U.S. forces rally near the Arctic Circle, testing troops' mettle in the Big Chill.
Boeing lost more than a billion dollars on two Air Force programs in the first quarter of fiscal 2022, getting "whacked" by inflation, the pandemic, and supply chain issues, CEO David L. Calhoun said. He admitted that Boeing lowballed its bids for the fixed-price development ...
While Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues--and Moscow complains about lethal aid to Ukraine from the U.S. and other nations--it hasn't stepped up provocative flights near U.S. borders, although it is conducting an increasing amount of cyber actions against the U.S. homeland, Northern Command chief Gen. ...