Gen. Robert Kehler, US Strategic Command boss, outlined the command’s priorities this week. First, he said, STRATCOM must “guarantee a safe, secure, effective, and ready nuclear deterrent force.” That includes providing tools “to combat proliferation and assure our scientific and innovation edge,” he told the House Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces panel in prepared testimony. Next, the command must work with other combatant commands to improve how it addresses trans-regional problems. This includes synchronizing activities in the realms of missile defense, intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance, electronic warfare, and combating weapons of mass destruction, he wrote. Finally, STRATCOM must strive to improve capabilities in space and cyberspace. This includes “ensuring uninterrupted access” to space and space-based capabilities, improving “awareness of objects and activities in space,” and “improving space access, protection, and resilience,” stated Kehler. For cyberspace, this means enhancing “network protection” and maturing “organizations, capabilities, workforce, and partnerships,” he wrote.
Trump Says US Will Sell F-35s to Saudi Arabia
Nov. 17, 2025
President Donald Trump said he plans to sell F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, announcing his decision Nov. 17, a day before he meets the country’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House.
