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Pentagon Tech Nominees Say They’ll Stress Speed to Service for New Capabilities

Oct. 28, 2025 | By John A. Tirpak
Defense technology nominees told the Senate Armed Services Committee they will strive to sharply accelerate the transition of new technologies into fielded capabilities. They pledged to cut red tape and ensure that the innovation infrastructure can support the needed speed of adopting new tech.

Push to Expand 5G Coverage Would Cost USAF At Least $2 Billion, Brown Says

May 4, 2023 | By John A. Tirpak
The sale to commercial entities of the 3.3-3.45 gigahertz portion of the electromagnetic spectrum—called the S-band—would cost the Department of the Air Force well upwards of $2 billion, Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. and Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman ...

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