The final version of the Fiscal 2017 National Defense Authorization Act provides the Pentagon with more manpower and pay for service members over its own request, and keeps the Obama Administration’s acquisition at pace. The compromise bill, released Wednesday, authorizes...
The compromise on the Fiscal 2017 National Defense Authorization Act will give the Air Force some flexibility in the future of its EC-130H Compass Call fleet, instead of completely blocking retirement of the aircraft like previous version of the bill....
While lawmakers are unsurprisingly prohibiting the Air Force from retiring any A-10s, the Fiscal 2017 National Defense Authorization Act also pushes the Pentagon to further study any shortfalls in the F-35’s close air support capability. The compromise on the authorization...
The Quadrennial Defense Review, the Pentagon’s regular study of the future needs of the military, is over, the head of the House Armed Services Committee said Wednesday. Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) said during a Foreign Policy Initiative event in Washington,...
Even before the Fiscal 2017 National Defense Authorization Act is voted on, and two months before inauguration day, some lawmakers are hoping the next administration files a supplemental budget request. House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) said...
The Iran deal to limit that country’s nuclear program has not limited Iran’s behavior in the region, and in some cases it has increased, the top US military officer in the Middle East said. US Army Gen. Joseph Votel, commander...
The US-led coalition is providing assistance to Turkey in its attempt to recover two soldiers gone missing in an advance the US had already pulled support from, the coalition said Wednesday. Two Turkish soldiers went missing near al Bab, Syria,...
US and coalition aircraft are now targeting bridges and roads inside Mosul in an attempt to counter ISIS’s favorite weapon—vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices. While the US-led coalition had hoped to leave Mosul’s infrastructure as healthy as possible in the fight...
US-backed Syrian forces are now about 30 kilometers from the ISIS-held city of Raqqa, using hundreds of American and coalition air strikes to defeat the “light-to-moderate” resistance it has faced so far. Syrian Democratic Forces have retaken about 700 kilometers...