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Kendall: Air Force Wants as Many as 2,000 CCAs with a Common, Modular Airframe

March 16, 2023 | By John A. Tirpak
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall clarified what the service wants from its future fleet of Collaborative Combat Aircraft fleet, saying the service seeks a single type of airframe customizable to the mission with modular elements. He also said the final inventory could be twice as ...

How Do You Train for a War in Space? Saltzman Says USSF Is Working on the Details

March 15, 2023 | By Chris Gordon
The Space Force increasingly views space as a contested environment it might have to battle through due to China's increasing capabilities. But that does not mean the service is unprepared if it had to fight tonight, according to Chief of Space operations Gen. B. Chance ...

Modernizing the Triad

March 23, 2022 | By Amy Hudson
The U.S. can’t afford to postpone modernization in a tri-polar nuclear world.

Russia, China Developments Ending Debate Over Nuclear Modernization

March 10, 2022 | By John A. Tirpak
Russia's invasion of Ukraine and China's growing strategic arsenal have "pretty well put to bed" the debate over whether the U.S. should preserve all three legs of the nuclear triad, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said. Although he would not discuss particulars about the unreleased ...

Congress Unveils 2022 Spending Plan, Boosting Pentagon Funding

March 9, 2022 | By Greg Hadley
More than five months after the fiscal year began, Congress unveiled its 2022 spending bill for the Pentagon and the rest of the federal government in the early hours of March 9, with a proposed boost for defense spending.

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