The Pentagon has launched a review of America’s nuclear posture, focused on providing more “options” for the White House, two top officials said this week.
Australia will be the first export customer for the American-made beyond-visual-range air-to-air AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile. Defense Minister Richard Marles announced during a visit to a multinational air combat exercise in northern Australia that the country will invest “almost” $736 million AUD ($518 million USD) to buy “up to 450” missiles for the Royal Australian Air Force.
Concerns are mounting as new details slowly emerge about the government’s high-dollar core integration contract for the Pentagon’s War Data Platform, formerly known as Advana, that Accenture Federal Services recently won.
North Korea’s test launch of a ballistic missile this week is stirring fresh friction with Japan, the latest example of growing military tensions between Pyongyang and U.S. allies in the Indo-Pacific.
Syria and Russia have come to an agreement reorganizing Moscow’s military presence in the country after more than a year and a half of negotiations, the Syrian foreign ministry announced on Aug. 9.
The Pentagon is pressing the U.S. defense industry to accelerate production of weapons to help replenish its diminished stockpile of munitions, including those depleted in the ongoing war with Iran.
The potential cost of the Navy’s new nuclear-powered battleship procurement program is estimated to be an eyewatering $275 billion, with the first Trump-class battleship (BBG(X)) costing $23.4 billion, according to a Congressional Budget Office report.
The Pentagon revoked former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall’s eligibility for access to classified information, accusing him of “unauthorized disclosure of classified information regarding Air Force One’s capabilities” to a news outlet, it announced Aug. 7.
Quantum technologies, including sensing, communication, and computing, are potential game-changing breakthroughs identified in the Space Force’s Future Operating Environment 2040. Join our discussion with a technology leader demonstrating quantum capabilities, not in the lab, but on-orbit. Jay Lowell, the Chief Engineer for Boeing’s Q4S effort shares details about the science and operational applications of what promises to be one of the 21st century’s most important advancements.
The Senate approved a continuing resolution on Aug. 8 to keep the government funded through Dec. 11, sending the bill to the House as Congress looks to avoid a government shutdown ahead of the midterm elections this fall.
President Trump’s war against Iran has depleted U.S. weapons stockpiles to troubling levels, siphoning supplies from Asia and Europe, according to senior officials. The rapidly shrinking supply of air-defense missiles and other critical weaponry in Europe and Asia not only leaves the U.S. military less equipped, but could also leave Russia and China feeling emboldened should they contemplate a potential conflict with the United States, experts said.
The newly created Military Spouse Commission has opened an online form to allow those with vested interests in the commission to submit comments. President Donald Trump created the commission via an executive order to support the lives and experiences of spouses of those enlisted in service. The commission will provide recommendations to address themes including housing, employment, health care, and childcare.
