Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Dec. 6 refuted a recent Wall Street Journal report that the US is contemplating sending 14,000 more troops to the Middle East.
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An official representing Air Force landlord Balfour Beatty Communities told lawmakers Dec. 5 the company will refund performance bonuses if it finds its employees committed fraud.
The chairmen of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees are still hashing out differences between their chambers’ versions of the fiscal 2020 defense policy bill, offering conflicting opinions on when that work may end as their days in session dwindle.
The Pentagon is considering deploying additional forces to the Middle East—a move it considers a “prudent” step to deter Iranian aggression. The deployment would be part of a dynamic response to ongoing threats in the region, the Defense Department's head of policy told lawmakers on ...
Daily Report: Read the day's top news on the US Air Force, airpower, and national security issues.
Daily Report: Read the day's top news on the US Air Force, airpower, and national security issues.
Daily Report: Read the day's top news on the US Air Force, airpower, and national security issues.
Kevin Williams, the Air Force’s director of studies, analyses, and assessments, died on Nov. 29 following an illness. Williams retired from the Air Force in 2005 after 25 years in uniform, but he immediately came back as a civilian, serving in a variety of SES ...
The Air Force’s Space Fence finished its initial operational test and evaluation phase in November, kicking off a trial period to see if the system works well enough to accept it for regular operations. Space Fence’s first increment is neither in space nor a physical ...
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F-22 development; Global Lightning project; USAF’s spending aims; and more ...