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F-22 Not in USAF’s Long-Term Plan | NDAA Vote Likely After August Recess | International Cooperation in Space

May 13, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

Wittman Calls for 3- to 5-Percent Increase in Defense Budget As Some Dems Seek Cuts

May 12, 2021 | By John A. Tirpak and Amy Hudson
The fiscal 2022 Pentagon budget should be $753 billion, $38 more than the Biden administration's proposal of $715 billion, said Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Virginia), ranking member of the House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee. Wittman's proposal is an increase from the $731.3 billion ...

Making EMS a Priority | PT Tests Resume July 1 | Experimenting with F-15E Weapons Load

May 12, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

AMC Developing ‘Family of Systems’ to Replace C-17 | Ray Tours B-21 Factory | Protecting Satellites from Cyber Attack

May 11, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine and Shaun Waterman
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

The Push to Cut Legacy Aircraft | F-35 Now USAF’s Second-Largest Fleet | Inside US Space Command

May 10, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine and Amanda Miller
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

B-1s Return to Flight | Hypersonic Test at Northern Edge | China’s Spent Booster

May 7, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

ICBM Shuts Itself Down Before Launch | Skyborg’s First Flight | More B-52s in the Middle East

May 6, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

Plan for Space Guard Taking Shape | Afghanistan Retrograde | NGB Chief: Don’t Cut C-130 Fleet

May 5, 2021 | By Amy Hudson and Brian W. Everstine
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

Increased Scrutiny for F-35 | Tackling Overclassification in Space | USAF Airlifters Send More Aid to India

May 4, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

CSO: Space is the ‘Wild, Wild West’ | New Boss at INDOPACOM | China Outpaces Russia

May 3, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine, Amanda Miller and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

The Fight to Upgrade One Airman’s Silver Star | Senators Look to Overhaul Military Justice System | Proving ACE

April 30, 2021 | By Amy Hudson and Brian W. Everstine
Read the day's top stories on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

NSCAI Commissioners on the Importance of AI and Its Ability to Reshape the Future Fight

April 29, 2021 | By Amy Hudson
The United States has a slim lead over China in artificial intelligence technology, but the gap is rapidly closing and “urgent action must be taken” to preserve U.S. competitiveness, said members of the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence during an Atlantic Council virtual event. ...

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