Defense Secretary Robert Gates announces sweeping cuts to acquisition programs, including ending the buy of the Air Force’s new F-22 air superiority fighter at 187 aircraft and new C-17 airlifters at 205, postponement of the Next Generation Bomber, and termination of the Combat Search and Rescue helicopter replacement program, the Transformational Satellite, and the second Airborne Laser aircraft. The announcement also notes USAF’s plan to retire early some 250 legacy fighters. The day becomes known as “Black Monday.”
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's attempt to punish Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) over a video in which the Senator and retired Navy captain advised military members they have a duty to disregard unlawful orders ran into a federal court injunction earlier this month. The case, which could still be appealed, has…
