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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"><head><title>Hegseth’s USAF Plane Makes Emergency Landing</title><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no"><meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=9; IE=8; IE=7; IE=EDGE" /><style type="text/css">body { margin: 0 !important; } #overall-container table { max-width: 680px !important; } @media only screen and (max-width: 480px) { body { width:100% !important; min-width:100% !important; } table, td { max-width: 100% !important; } table#email-container { width: 100% !important; } img { max-width: 100% !important; height: auto !important; } .bodytext, h2.article-title { margin: 0.8em !important; } .article-hr { margin: 1.0em 0.5em !important; } .footer-small p, .footer-small a { font-size: 0.4em !important; } .wp-post-image { margin: 0.3em 0 !important; } .editors-note { padding: 0.5em 0.8em !important; } }</style></head><body><div style="display: none; font-size: 1px; color: #333333; line-height: 1px; max-height: 0px; max-width: 0px; opacity: 0; overflow: hidden;">PLUS: Air Force Nixes Integrated Capabilities Command and Space Force Plans to Increase Launches</div><table id="overall-container" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><table id="email-container" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 680px;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://www.rtx.com/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=a-sf-daily-report&utm_campaign=rtx-brand&utm_content=connectprotect-f35" target="_blank"><img width="680" height="90" src="https://www.airandspaceforces.com/app/uploads/2025/09/RTX_PAS_ConnectingProtecting_HeadlineOnly_JPEG_680x90_FA_ps.jpg"></a></td></tr><tr class="logo"><td align="center"><img style="margin: 0;" alt="airforcemag daily report logo" height="92" width="450" src="https://www.airandspaceforces.com/Image/AFM_Daily_Report.jpg"></td></tr><tr class="date"><td align="center"><p class="bodytext" style="font-size: 1em; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: #1E4A85; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 .8em !important;">Oct. 16, 2025</p></td></tr><tr class="date"><td align="center"><p class="article-author" style="font-size: 0.8em; text-align: center; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #666666; font-weight: normal; margin: 0 0 0.8em;">Edited by Chris Gordon with Courtney Albon and John A. Tirpak</p></td></tr><tr class="view-in-browser"><td align="center"><a href="https://www.airandspaceforces.com/daily-report/20251016/?src=dr" style="background: #3F6EB2; border-radius: 9px; color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; padding: 0.8em 2em; display: inline-block; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: .7em; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 1em;" target="_blank">View In Browser</a></td></tr><tr class="featured-image"><td align="center"><img width="680" height="453" src="https://www.airandspaceforces.com/app/uploads/2025/10/9176190-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-680x9999 size-680x9999 wp-post-image" alt="" style="width: 100%; height: auto; margin: 0.8em 0 0.1em;" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.airandspaceforces.com/app/uploads/2025/10/9176190-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.airandspaceforces.com/app/uploads/2025/10/9176190-450x300.jpg 450w, https://www.airandspaceforces.com/app/uploads/2025/10/9176190-675x450.jpg 675w, https://www.airandspaceforces.com/app/uploads/2025/10/9176190-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.airandspaceforces.com/app/uploads/2025/10/9176190-900x600.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px" /><em style='display: block; font-size: 0.8em; margin-bottom: 0.6em'>A U.S. Airforce C-32A on the runway in July 2025 at Camp Pendleton, Calif. 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Noah Martinez</em></td></tr><tr class="article"><td><h2 class="article-title" style="font-size: 1.1em; text-align: center; margin: 0; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: #222222; font-weight: bold; margin: 0.8em 0; line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="https://www.airandspaceforces.com/hegseths-air-force-jet-diverts-for-emergency-landing/?src=dr" style="text-decoration: none; color: #222222;">Hegseth’s Air Force Jet Diverts for Emergency Landing</a></h2><p class="article-author" style="font-size: 0.8em; text-align: center; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #666666; font-weight: normal; margin: 0.8em 0;">By Chris Gordon</p><p class="bodytext" style="font-size: 1em; font-family: Georgia, serif; margin: 0; color: #555555; line-height: 1.7;">A U.S. Air Force plane carrying Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth made an emergency landing Oct. 15 while the Pentagon chief was traveling in Europe, U.S. officials said.</p></td></tr><tr><td><hr class="article-hr" style="border: none; border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; margin: 1.6em 0;"></td></tr><tr class="article"><td><h2 class="article-title" style="font-size: 1.1em; text-align: center; margin: 0; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: #222222; font-weight: bold; margin: 0.8em 0; line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="https://www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-dropping-integrated-capabilities-command/?src=dr" style="text-decoration: none; color: #222222;">Air Force Dropping Integrated Capabilities Command</a></h2><p class="article-author" style="font-size: 0.8em; text-align: center; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #666666; font-weight: normal; margin: 0.8em 0;">By John A. Tirpak</p><p class="bodytext" style="font-size: 1em; font-family: Georgia, serif; margin: 0; color: #555555; line-height: 1.7;">A year after announcing the creation of a provisional Integrated Capabilities Command, the Air Force is dropping the plan, and intends to move all modernization planning to the Air Force Futures organization. Maj. Gen. Christopher Niemi, director of concepts and strategy, will oversee the restructure of Air Force Futures to absorb the ICC's functions.</p></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a href="https://www.insurancedetails.net/afa/life2/6791?utm_source=afaorg&utm_medium=ad&utm_campaign=term_july&utm_content=300x250&ftjc=AFA-LI"><img width="680" height="265" src="https://www.airandspaceforces.com/app/uploads/2025/09/FTJ_Oct25_Daily-Report-Ad_680x265.jpg" style="margin: 1.1em 0;"></a></td></tr><tr class="article"><td><h2 class="article-title" style="font-size: 1.1em; text-align: center; margin: 0; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: #222222; font-weight: bold; margin: 0.8em 0; line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="https://www.airandspaceforces.com/new-blue-origin-facility-to-boost-space-force-launch-cadence/?src=dr" style="text-decoration: none; color: #222222;">New Blue Origin Facility To Boost Space Force Launch Cadence</a></h2><p class="article-author" style="font-size: 0.8em; text-align: center; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #666666; font-weight: normal; margin: 0.8em 0;">By Courtney Albon</p><p class="bodytext" style="font-size: 1em; font-family: Georgia, serif; margin: 0; color: #555555; line-height: 1.7;">A new Space Force partnership with Blue Origin to expand payload processing capacity at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., will allow the launch range to support as many as 16 more missions per year. </p></td></tr><tr><td><hr class="article-hr" style="border: none; border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; margin: 1.6em 0;"></td></tr><tr class="article"><td><h2 class="article-title" style="font-size: 1.1em; text-align: center; margin: 0; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: #222222; font-weight: bold; margin: 0.8em 0; line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="https://www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-bases-to-host-ai-data-centers-on-unused-land/?src=dr" style="text-decoration: none; color: #222222;">Air Force Bases to Host AI Data Centers on Unused Land</a></h2><p class="article-author" style="font-size: 0.8em; text-align: center; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #666666; font-weight: normal; margin: 0.8em 0;">By Courtney Albon</p><p class="bodytext" style="font-size: 1em; font-family: Georgia, serif; margin: 0; color: #555555; line-height: 1.7;">The Air Force is offering space on five of its bases for companies to build artificial intelligence data centers, part of a broader push by the Trump administration to speed up development of the infrastructure needed to enable the rapid development and adoption of AI technology. </p></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a href="https://gdmissionsystems.com/encryption/unmanned?utm_source=www.afa.org&utm_medium=banner-enl&utm_campaign=taclane-campaign&utm_content=brand-awareness"><img width="680" height="265" src="https://www.airandspaceforces.com/app/uploads/2025/09/GDMS_SNVC_AustereConditions_0225AFA-680x265-1.jpg" style="margin: 1.1em 0;"></a></td></tr><tr class="article"><td><h2 class="article-title" style="font-size: 1.1em; text-align: center; margin: 0; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: #222222; font-weight: bold; margin: 0.8em 0; line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="https://www.airandspaceforces.com/space-development-agency-launches-21-data-transport-satellites/?src=dr" style="text-decoration: none; color: #222222;">Space Development Agency Launches 21 Data Transport Satellites</a></h2><p class="article-author" style="font-size: 0.8em; text-align: center; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #666666; font-weight: normal; margin: 0.8em 0;">By Courtney Albon</p><p class="bodytext" style="font-size: 1em; font-family: Georgia, serif; margin: 0; color: #555555; line-height: 1.7;">The Space Development Agency added 21 satellites to its nascent data transport network in an Oct. 15 launch, the second mission in a 10-month campaign to field 154 operational spacecraft.</p></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a href="https://www.usaa.com/join?txid=OTH:TX1:5WHRNU5YHL"><img width="680" height="265" src="https://www.airandspaceforces.com/app/uploads/2025/07/USAA_July25_783_Affinity_CS_Eligbility_Enewsletter_680x265.jpg" style="margin: 1.1em 0;"></a></td></tr><tr class="row-spacer" height="25"><td> </td></tr><tr><td align="center" class="radar-sweep" style="background-color: #F4F5F9;"><table id="radar-sweep" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" valign="top" width="90%"></tbody><tr class="row-spacer" height="24"><td> </td></tr><tr class="title""><td align="center"><h3 style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.3em; color: #222222; font-weight: bold;">Radar Sweep</h3></td></tr><tr class="row-spacer" height=12><td> </td></tr><tr><td align="left"><h2 style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.1em; color: #222222; font-weight: bold; margin: 0;">Trump Administration Authorizes Covert CIA Action in Venezuela</h2><p><a class="radar-link" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/us/politics/trump-covert-cia-action-venezuela.html?unlocked_article_code=1.t08.q-YQ.1UM-LUj2y7ho&smid=url-share" style="color: #214a86; font-size: 1em; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">The New York Times</a> <em style="font-size: 0.8em;">(Gift Link)</em></p><p class="bodytext-radar" style="font-size: 1em; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: #555555; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0;">The Trump administration has secretly authorized the CIA to conduct covert action in Venezuela, according to U.S. officials, stepping up a campaign against Nicolás Maduro, the country’s authoritarian leader.</p></td></tr><tr><td><hr style="border: none; border-top: 1px solid #dddddd; margin: 1.6em 0;"></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><h2 style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.1em; color: #222222; font-weight: bold; margin: 0;">‘Firepower’ Coming for Ukraine, Hegseth Says, but Tomahawks Not on Agenda at NATO Meeting</h2><p><a class="radar-link" href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/15/europe/ukraine-hegesth-firepower-coming-nato-intl-hnk" style="color: #214a86; font-size: 1em; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">CNN</a> </p><p class="bodytext-radar" style="font-size: 1em; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: #555555; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0;">United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth warned Moscow Oct. 15 that if its war on Ukraine does not come to an end, the U.S. and NATO allies would “impose costs on Russia for its continued aggression.”</p></td></tr><tr><td><hr style="border: none; border-top: 1px solid #dddddd; margin: 1.6em 0;"></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><h2 style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.1em; color: #222222; font-weight: bold; margin: 0;">Air Force Shields CCA Drone Wingman Program from Effects of Government Shutdown</h2><p><a class="radar-link" href="https://breakingdefense.com/2025/10/air-force-shields-cca-drone-wingman-program-from-effects-of-government-shutdown/" style="color: #214a86; font-size: 1em; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Breaking Defense</a> </p><p class="bodytext-radar" style="font-size: 1em; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: #555555; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0;">The Air Force is shielding its nascent drone wingman program from effects of the ongoing government shutdown to ensure the effort can proceed apace, a service official revealed.</p></td></tr><tr><td><hr style="border: none; border-top: 1px solid #dddddd; margin: 1.6em 0;"></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><h2 style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.1em; color: #222222; font-weight: bold; margin: 0;">B-52 Bombers Just Flew for Hours Off Venezuela’s Coast</h2><p><a class="radar-link" href="https://www.twz.com/air/b-52-bombers-just-flew-for-hours-off-venezuelas-coast" style="color: #214a86; font-size: 1em; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">The War Zone</a> </p><p class="bodytext-radar" style="font-size: 1em; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: #555555; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0;">A trio of U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers was tracked flying orbits in international airspace off the coast of Venezuela Oct. 15. This is a major show of force that comes amid a larger U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean, ostensibly aimed at stemming the flow of illegal drugs north.</p></td></tr><tr><td><hr style="border: none; border-top: 1px solid #dddddd; margin: 1.6em 0;"></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><h2 style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.1em; color: #222222; font-weight: bold; margin: 0;">AeroVironment To Deploy Counter-Drone Tech at Grand Forks USAF Base</h2><p><a class="radar-link" href="https://www.defensenews.com/air/2025/10/15/aerovironment-to-deploy-counter-drone-tech-at-grand-forks-usaf-base/" style="color: #214a86; font-size: 1em; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Defense News</a> </p><p class="bodytext-radar" style="font-size: 1em; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: #555555; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0;">AeroVironment announced Oct. 14 it will deploy a counter-drone capability at Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota, as part of its effort to lay the groundwork for Golden Dome.</p></td></tr><tr><td><hr style="border: none; border-top: 1px solid #dddddd; margin: 1.6em 0;"></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a href="https://www.rise8.us/clp/we-ship-outcomes?utm_campaign=20174405-We%20Ship%20Outcomes&utm_source=AFA&utm_medium=email&utm_content=daily_report" target="_blank"><img width="300" height="250" src="https://www.airandspaceforces.com/app/uploads/2025/09/300x250_Rise8_Shanna_USSF.png"></a></td></tr><tr><td><hr style="border: none; border-top: 1px solid #dddddd; margin: 1.6em 0;"></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><h2 style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.1em; color: #222222; font-weight: bold; margin: 0;">Indonesia, Azerbaijan, Pakistan in Talks to Provide Troops for Gaza Stabilization Force</h2><p><a class="radar-link" href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/15/gaza-stabilization-force-talks-00609565" style="color: #214a86; font-size: 1em; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">POLITICO</a> </p><p class="bodytext-radar" style="font-size: 1em; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: #555555; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0;">Indonesia, Azerbaijan and Pakistan are the top contenders to supply troops for a future stabilization force in the Gaza Strip, according to a U.S. defense official and a former U.S. defense official granted anonymity to discuss sensitive ongoing discussions. Negotiations on the makeup of the force are ongoing, and no country has made a firm commitment.</p></td></tr><tr><td><hr style="border: none; border-top: 1px solid #dddddd; margin: 1.6em 0;"></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><h2 style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.1em; color: #222222; font-weight: bold; margin: 0;">Mountain Home Residents React to Qatar Emiri Air Force Training Partnership Announcement</h2><p><a class="radar-link" href="https://www.kivitv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/mountain-home/mountain-home-residents-react-to-qatar-emiri-air-force-training-partnership-announcement" style="color: #214a86; font-size: 1em; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">KIVI</a> </p><p class="bodytext-radar" style="font-size: 1em; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: #555555; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0;">Residents in Mountain Home are sharing mixed reactions as they learn more details about the plans to partner with crews from the Middle East at the local air base.</p></td></tr><tr><td><hr style="border: none; border-top: 1px solid #dddddd; margin: 1.6em 0;"></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><h2 style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.1em; color: #222222; font-weight: bold; margin: 0;">How the Pentagon Sidelined Lawyers While Testing the Legal Limits of Military Action</h2><p><a class="radar-link" href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/15/politics/pentagon-lawyers-sidelined-jags" style="color: #214a86; font-size: 1em; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">CNN</a> </p><p class="bodytext-radar" style="font-size: 1em; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: #555555; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0;">For weeks earlier this year, the Army’s top uniformed lawyer had been raising legal concerns inside the Pentagon about some of the new policies being rolled out dictating how the military can be used and staffed.</p></td></tr><tr><td><hr style="border: none; border-top: 1px solid #dddddd; margin: 1.6em 0;"></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><h2 style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.1em; color: #222222; font-weight: bold; margin: 0;">Army to Prioritize Counterspace Tech in Future Budget Requests</h2><p><a class="radar-link" href="https://defensescoop.com/2025/10/15/army-space-missile-defense-command-counterspace-capabilities/" style="color: #214a86; font-size: 1em; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">DefenseScoop</a> </p><p class="bodytext-radar" style="font-size: 1em; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: #555555; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0;">As the Army continues efforts to strengthen operations in the space domain, the service will begin prioritizing new counterspace capabilities in its budget requests beginning in fiscal 2027, according to a senior official.</p></td></tr><tr><td><hr style="border: none; border-top: 1px solid #dddddd; margin: 1.6em 0;"></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><h2 style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.1em; color: #222222; font-weight: bold; margin: 0;">Reporters Leave Pentagon en Masse After Refusing To Sign On to New Rules</h2><p><a class="radar-link" href="https://wapo.st/4nT0E0U" style="color: #214a86; font-size: 1em; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">The Washington Post</a> <em style="font-size: 0.8em;">(Gift Link)</em></p><p class="bodytext-radar" style="font-size: 1em; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: #555555; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0;">The nation’s military and defense journalists exited the Pentagon in unison Oct. 15, having had their accreditation revoked after refusing to agree to the Defense Department’s new restrictions on their newsgathering activities.</p></td></tr><tr><td><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="dark-block" style="margin: 1em 0; background: #F4F5F9;" valign="top" width="100%"><tbody><tr class="row-spacer" height="25"><td style="background: #1f2a39; border-color: #1f2a39; border-top-right-radius: 9px; border-top-left-radius: 9px;"> </td></tr><tr><td style="background: #1f2a39;" align="center"><table width="90%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td align="left"><h3 style="font-size: 1em; color: #dddddd; margin: 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.8em; font-weight: normal">One More Thing</h3><h2 style="font-size: 1em; color: #eeeeee; margin: 0; font-family: Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: 0.01em;">The Army Is Buying 30 Tons of Powdered Sugar to Use in Its Smoke Grenades</h2><p class="bodytext-radar"><a style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; color: #dddddd; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.03em; text-decoration: underline #bbbbbb solid;" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-grenades-powdered-sugar/" target="_blank">Task & Purpose</a> </p><p class="bodytext-radar" style="font-size: 1em; font-family: Georgia, serif; margin: 0; color: #eeeeee; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 0.01em;">A recent Army contracting notice looks at first glance more likely to be from a whimsical chocolate factory than a major weapons arsenal that produces battlefield-ready incendiary munitions.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr class="row-spacer" height="25"><td style="background: #1f2a39; 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Air & Space Forces Magazine Daily Report for Oct. 16, 2025 View in your Web Browser: https://www.airandspaceforces.com/daily-report/20251016/?src=dr Edited by Chris Gordon with Courtney Albon and John A. Tirpak -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ Advertisement ] https://www.rtx.com/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=a-sf-daily-report&utm_campaign=rtx-brand&utm_content=connectprotect-f35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hegseth’s Air Force Jet Diverts for Emergency Landing By Chris Gordon A U.S. Air Force plane carrying Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth made an emergency landing Oct. 15 while the Pentagon chief was traveling in Europe, U.S. officials said. https://www.airandspaceforces.com/hegseths-air-force-jet-diverts-for-emergency-landing/?src=dr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air Force Dropping Integrated Capabilities Command By John A. Tirpak A year after announcing the creation of a provisional Integrated Capabilities Command, the Air Force is dropping the plan, and intends to move all modernization planning to the Air Force Futures organization. Maj. Gen. Christopher Niemi, director of concepts and strategy, will oversee the restructure of Air Force Futures to absorb the ICC's functions. https://www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-dropping-integrated-capabilities-command/?src=dr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ Advertisement ] https://www.insurancedetails.net/afa/life2/6791?utm_source=afaorg&utm_medium=ad&utm_campaign=term_july&utm_content=300x250&ftjc=AFA-LI -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Blue Origin Facility To Boost Space Force Launch Cadence By Courtney Albon A new Space Force partnership with Blue Origin to expand payload processing capacity at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., will allow the launch range to support as many as 16 more missions per year. https://www.airandspaceforces.com/new-blue-origin-facility-to-boost-space-force-launch-cadence/?src=dr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air Force Bases to Host AI Data Centers on Unused Land By Courtney Albon The Air Force is offering space on five of its bases for companies to build artificial intelligence data centers, part of a broader push by the Trump administration to speed up development of the infrastructure needed to enable the rapid development and adoption of AI technology. https://www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-bases-to-host-ai-data-centers-on-unused-land/?src=dr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ Advertisement ] https://gdmissionsystems.com/encryption/unmanned?utm_source=www.afa.org&utm_medium=banner-enl&utm_campaign=taclane-campaign&utm_content=brand-awareness -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Space Development Agency Launches 21 Data Transport Satellites By Courtney Albon The Space Development Agency added 21 satellites to its nascent data transport network in an Oct. 15 launch, the second mission in a 10-month campaign to field 154 operational spacecraft. https://www.airandspaceforces.com/space-development-agency-launches-21-data-transport-satellites/?src=dr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ Advertisement ] https://www.usaa.com/join?txid=OTH:TX1:5WHRNU5YHL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Radar Sweep -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trump Administration Authorizes Covert CIA Action in Venezuela The Trump administration has secretly authorized the CIA to conduct covert action in Venezuela, according to U.S. officials, stepping up a campaign against Nicolás Maduro, the country’s authoritarian leader. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/us/politics/trump-covert-cia-action-venezuela.html?unlocked_article_code=1.t08.q-YQ.1UM-LUj2y7ho&smid=url-share (Gift Link) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ‘Firepower’ Coming for Ukraine, Hegseth Says, but Tomahawks Not on Agenda at NATO Meeting United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth warned Moscow Oct. 15 that if its war on Ukraine does not come to an end, the U.S. and NATO allies would “impose costs on Russia for its continued aggression.” https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/15/europe/ukraine-hegesth-firepower-coming-nato-intl-hnk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air Force Shields CCA Drone Wingman Program from Effects of Government Shutdown The Air Force is shielding its nascent drone wingman program from effects of the ongoing government shutdown to ensure the effort can proceed apace, a service official revealed. https://breakingdefense.com/2025/10/air-force-shields-cca-drone-wingman-program-from-effects-of-government-shutdown/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B-52 Bombers Just Flew for Hours Off Venezuela’s Coast A trio of U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers was tracked flying orbits in international airspace off the coast of Venezuela Oct. 15. This is a major show of force that comes amid a larger U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean, ostensibly aimed at stemming the flow of illegal drugs north. https://www.twz.com/air/b-52-bombers-just-flew-for-hours-off-venezuelas-coast -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AeroVironment To Deploy Counter-Drone Tech at Grand Forks USAF Base AeroVironment announced Oct. 14 it will deploy a counter-drone capability at Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota, as part of its effort to lay the groundwork for Golden Dome. https://www.defensenews.com/air/2025/10/15/aerovironment-to-deploy-counter-drone-tech-at-grand-forks-usaf-base/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ Advertisement ] https://www.rise8.us/clp/we-ship-outcomes?utm_campaign=20174405-We%20Ship%20Outcomes&utm_source=AFA&utm_medium=email&utm_content=daily_report -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Indonesia, Azerbaijan, Pakistan in Talks to Provide Troops for Gaza Stabilization Force Indonesia, Azerbaijan and Pakistan are the top contenders to supply troops for a future stabilization force in the Gaza Strip, according to a U.S. defense official and a former U.S. defense official granted anonymity to discuss sensitive ongoing discussions. Negotiations on the makeup of the force are ongoing, and no country has made a firm commitment. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/15/gaza-stabilization-force-talks-00609565 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mountain Home Residents React to Qatar Emiri Air Force Training Partnership Announcement Residents in Mountain Home are sharing mixed reactions as they learn more details about the plans to partner with crews from the Middle East at the local air base. https://www.kivitv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/mountain-home/mountain-home-residents-react-to-qatar-emiri-air-force-training-partnership-announcement -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How the Pentagon Sidelined Lawyers While Testing the Legal Limits of Military Action For weeks earlier this year, the Army’s top uniformed lawyer had been raising legal concerns inside the Pentagon about some of the new policies being rolled out dictating how the military can be used and staffed. https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/15/politics/pentagon-lawyers-sidelined-jags -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Army to Prioritize Counterspace Tech in Future Budget Requests As the Army continues efforts to strengthen operations in the space domain, the service will begin prioritizing new counterspace capabilities in its budget requests beginning in fiscal 2027, according to a senior official. https://defensescoop.com/2025/10/15/army-space-missile-defense-command-counterspace-capabilities/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reporters Leave Pentagon en Masse After Refusing To Sign On to New Rules The nation’s military and defense journalists exited the Pentagon in unison Oct. 15, having had their accreditation revoked after refusing to agree to the Defense Department’s new restrictions on their newsgathering activities. https://wapo.st/4nT0E0U (Gift Link) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- One More Thing... 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