Wilson Brissett
Recent stories by Wilson Brissett
US Successfully Tests Ballistic Missile Interceptor
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgThe United States tested its Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system Tuesday by...
Number of Weapons Dropped in Afghanistan Rises Sharply
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgThe number of US and coalition bombs dropped in Afghanistan rose sharply...
Combat Rescue Helicopter Passes Critical Design Review
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgLockheed Martin announced Tuesday that its Combat Rescue Helicopter, the HH-60W, has...
House Votes Unanimously to Ban Nude Photo Sharing in Military
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgThe House voted 418-0 on May 24 to amend the Uniform Code...
OCX Costs to Reach $5.5 Billion, GPS III Satellites Pushed Back
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgThe Air Force now expects the cost of the GPS III ground...
DOD Unable to Track Equipment Given to Iraqi Forces, GAO Finds
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgThe Department of Defense cannot fully track $2.3 billion worth of equipment...
Lockheed Receives $46 Million Modification for SBIRS
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgThe Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $46 million modification to...
ISIS Explosives Contributed to 105 Civilian Deaths in March Airstrike
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgISIS explosives that had been previously planted in the building contributed to...
LRSO is a Cost-Imposing, Cost-Saving Strategy
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgThe development of a new Long Range Standoff weapon (LRSO) is “a...
B-2 Lessons
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgThere are lessons to be learned from the B-2 program that can...
Nuclear Threat on the Rise
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgThe threat from nuclear weapons is growing and the need for a...
ORS-8 Demonstrates Streamlined Space Acquisition
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgThe eighth satellite in the Air Force’s Operationally Responsive Space series demonstrates...
OCX Will See Milestone B Review in June
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgThe ground control system for the next-generation GPS III satellite constellation, known...
Yemen Raid Kills Seven Militants
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgUS Special Operations Forces conducted a raid in the Marib Governorate of...
North Korea Tests Another Ballistic Missile
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgOfficials from the US and the Republic of Korea said that North...