Senate Democrats blocked a must-pass annual defense policy bill from moving forward on July 14 as they voiced opposition to the Trump administration's handling of the war with Iran. "The NDAA, in my view, has become a referendum on the Iran war," Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut told reporters.
With the U.S. and Iran slugging it out over the Strait of Hormuz again, each nation is running out of time to achieve its goals. The question is whose clock expires first.
The UK Royal Air Force plans to accelerate development of collaborative combat aircraft and field an operational capability before the end of the decade.
“On July 16, Lt. Gen. Doug Schiess will appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee for a hearing as part of his path towards being the third Chief of Space Operations. If confirmed, he will move into a position that is on solid ground thanks to the leadership of his predecessors. But that does not mean there will not be challenges waiting, including a major one that will have to be addressed quickly: the charge to double the service’s size during his tenure,” writes Charles Galbreath, a Senior Resident Fellow for Space Studies at the Mitchell Institute and a retired United States Space Force Colonel.
For Airmen and Guardians, buying a home means weighing the same financial considerations as civilian families while also adapting to the demands of military life.
Following a bumpy NATO conference, air and space military leaders from the United States, United Kingdom, and 50 other countries will gather in London this week to discuss future military strategy as President Trump continues his push for allies to spend more on defense.
The latest round of awards for the U.S. military’s Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies program has a total value exceeding half a billion dollars, including more than $70 million for software capabilities, according to a list of deals announced July 14.
The U.S. Navy is looking for a family of carrier-based drones that can fulfill a variety of missions, according to a July 14 Request for Information. The sea service “is exploring the industrial base’s capacity to deliver highly capable, autonomous platforms optimized for operations from Ford-class and Nimitz-class Nuclear Aircraft Carriers,” according to the RFI.
The U.S. said July 14 that it was halting the planned removal of its aerial refueling tankers from Ben Gurion Airport amid the mounting escalation with Iran, prompting Israel to warn that it would cap the number of such planes allowed to stay at the country’s main airport in order to avert disruptions of commercial flight operations.
Ukraine has agreed on a plan to acquire 16 Rafale fighter jets from France together with the accompanying weapon systems, French President Emmanuel Macron said at a press conference late July 13 following a meeting of the group of countries that have pledged support to Ukraine.
The U.S. military command that oversees forces across Africa will establish a “drone academy” and training center in Morocco to begin getting African partners up to date with their use in counterterrorism, officials announced.
A U.S. Air Force helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing in the nation's capital on July 13 after pilots heard "strange mechanical sounds" while in flight.
Dmitry “Jimmy” Viner was at the Sikorsky Aircraft Company on November 29, 1945, doing nothing as important as what his next job entailed. When the telephone rang, Viner answered it. He learned two men required rescuing from a grounded barge, which separated from an oil tanker and became trapped on Penfield Reef near Fairfield, Conn.
