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Report: Texas and Virginia Top DOD Spending by State; Texas and California Lead for Air Force

Oct. 27, 2021 | By Abraham Mahshie
A new report by the Defense Department’s Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation found that Texas and Virginia were America’s top recipients of defense spending in fiscal 2020 at $83 billion and $64.3 billion, respectively. Among the states where the Air Force received the highest ...

Alternate Fighter Plan Proposal | COVID Vaccination Deadline Quickly Approaching | New Unmanned-Teaming Contracts

Oct. 27, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Greg Hadley and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

ACC’s Top Priorities | Unmanned Flying Teammates | DOD Monitors Readiness as Afghan Evacuee Mission Continues

Oct. 26, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Greg Hadley and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

New Digital Weapons & Platforms Database | Kessel Run, ACC Ink ‘Historic’ Agreement | Austin on European Defense

Oct. 25, 2021 | By Amy Hudson and Greg Hadley
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

Search for E-3 Replacement Underway | NATO Defense Ministerials Begin | Climate Change Risks for DOD

Oct. 22, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Greg Hadley, Abraham Mahshie and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Defense Department, and national security issues.

Heritage Rates USAF, USSF ‘Weak’ | B-1s at Diego Garcia | KC-46’s First Coronet Mission

Oct. 21, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Greg Hadley, Abraham Mahshie and Amanda Miller
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

Digital Modeling Key in Future Testing | Pressure to Advance Hypersonics | Austin in Ukraine

Oct. 20, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Greg Hadley, Abraham Mahshie and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

USSF Could Get $500M Increase in 2022 | Colin Powell Dies at 84 | Austin Touts US-Georgian Cooperation

Oct. 19, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Greg Hadley, Abraham Mahshie, Amanda Miller and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

KC-46 Cleared for F-15s, F-16s | Van Ovost Takes Over TRANSCOM | Space Force Acquisition Shakeup

Oct. 18, 2021 | By Amanda Miller, Greg Hadley, Abraham Mahshie and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

Contractors Set Vaccine Deadlines | Installations Nominee Flew C-17s | Protest Stalls the Purchase of 126 SmallSats

Oct. 15, 2021 | By Amanda Miller, Greg Hadley, Abraham Mahshie and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

Trainer Jet Supports ‘Reforge’ Concept | The Case for ‘Army Space’ | Lasers for the AC-130J

Oct. 14, 2021 | By Amanda Miller, Greg Hadley, Abraham Mahshie and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

Thousands to Miss COVID Deadline | Advanced Fighter Trainer RFI | Changes to Enlisted Promotions

Oct. 13, 2021 | By Amanda Miller, Greg Hadley, Abraham Mahshie and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

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