The Pentagon and the defense industrial base need to up production lines for munitions, drones, and other key weapons systems—and quickly—the nominee to lead the Defense Department’s acquisition enterprise told a Senate panel.
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall
Air Force Special Operations Command's shift to great power competition will mean more forward-deployed engagements with allies and partners in Europe and the Indo-Pacific. "It's going to be special operations forces that are forward, that are partnering with our allies and partners to make sure ...
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. released modifications to his four central Action Orders on Feb. 18, looking to align them with Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall’s top operational priorities and to make progress in combating bureaucracy.
A federal judge has blocked the Air Force from enforcing its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for an officer at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., issuing a temporary injunction Feb. 15. The Air Force said it is aware of the injunction and will follow the court order ...
Secretary Frank Kendall and his two service Chiefs are sifting through Department of the Air Force technology efforts in search of the ones most likely to “make a difference” and be fielded, and the men are discarding the ones that might be a lab success ...
The Department of the Air Force is set to embark on a readiness review as it works to dig itself out of a “readiness hole,” Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said. "Sequestration has been gone just a short period of time now, and I think ...
A recent open letter by an Air Force employee demanding that the Pentagon upgrade its IT systems struck a chord with many on social media—and now, the Secretary of the Air Force has weighed in, saying the service has “got to be better” on the ...
As the Air Force considers how and whether to proceed with a rapid acquisition of Boeing’s E-7A Wedgetail, the service will get an up-close-and-personal look at the airborne warning and control aircraft in the coming days. An E-7A from the Royal Australian Air Force is ...
The Air Force is revising rules for deployments, physical fitness tests, promotions, and more in 2022. Here's a rundown of what's ahead.
The B-21 will take its first flight and new weapons will face critical tests.
The Department of the Air Force has discharged 27 service members for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, marking the first known instance of military personnel being kicked out of the service for failing to follow Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III’s order that all ...
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall is focused on seven management priorities to give the service the combat power it needs, rationalizing space architectures, addressing USAF's supply chain vulnerabilities, and adding two new unmanned combat aircraft to the services' force mix.
