The Air and Space Forces rated “weak” ratings from the Heritage Foundation’s 2022 Index of U.S. Military Strength.
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The changes principally affect how Enlisted Performance Reports (EPR) will be scored.
The Airborne High Energy Laser (AHEL) has been in development at Lockheed Martin since at least 2019, when the company received a contract for integration, testing, and demonstration of such a weapon on the AC-130J aircraft.
Patterned on the “Soviet Military Power” series of the 1980s, and signed by DIA director Army Lt. Gen. Scott D. Berrier, the report assesses North Korea’s military capabilities.
After nearly 15 years in development and a $4 billion Air Force investment, two brand-new fighter engines are in test.
Modernization has never been more essential, nor the funds more elusive.
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