Lawmakers press Army aviation leadership on FARA cancelation
UH-60M Blackhawks from Lockheed Martin Sikorsky and CH-47F Block II Chinooks from Boeing would have ended production in 2030 if the Army kept FARA going, a top service official testified.
After Hamas attack, US rushed new F-35 capabilities, parts to Israel: Officials
A wide-ranging hearing on the F-35 revealed new details on the aircraft’s current operations, as well as its developmental struggles, including its beleaguered TR-3 upgrade.
Don’t buy into Buy America: Congress must drop provisions from final NDAA
"Protectionists and isolationists in both chambers have decided to up the ante this year on the NDAA," writes analyst Bill Greenwalt in this new op-ed.
SPACECOM basing in limbo as heated HASC hearing resolves nothing
Amid the political clash and a lawmaker's call for yet another investigation, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall revealed that he and SPACECOM leader Gen. Jim Dickinson also disagreed over where the new HQ should be.
Congressional watchdog ‘expects’ to open new investigation of SPACECOM basing choice
Meanwhile, Alabama's Attorney General Steve Marshall on Tuesday sent a letter to the Pentagon's Office of the Inspector General asking it to also investigate the decision.
For NGAD’s new capabilities, Air Force turns to ‘about… a dozen’ non-traditional vendors: General
“We have a firm grasp on what the requirements are,” said Air Force Brig. Gen. Dale White, program executive officer for fighters and advanced aircraft, concerning the service’s plans to field drones that can join jets in combat.
DoD rejiggers $96 billion Sentinel ICBM program to minimize delay
As officials described how they'll spend billions on America's nuclear arsenal and presented rosy outlooks, California's Rep. John Garamendi retorted, "The fact of the matter is every single one of these systems are behind schedule and over budget, every single one of them."