The Defense Department has revised the Military Intelligence Program top line budget request for Fiscal 2017, increasing it by nearly $2 billion, according to a Pentagon announcement. The new top line budget is $18.5 billion, including base budget and overseas contingency operations funding, up from the $16.8 billion announced in February 2016. “No other MIP budget figures or program details will be released, as they remain classified for national security reasons,” according to the release.
New B-52 Radar Makes First Flight
Dec. 12, 2025
The Air Force’s radar modernization effort for the B-52 Stratofortress entered flight testing recently, a “milestone” for the once over-budget system that senior leaders call the start of a new era for the Cold War bomber.

