The Air Force and Space Force will get new No. 2 officers, and three USSF and USAF generals will lead combatant commands, as the Senate cleared its last remaining general officer nominations Dec. 19.
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A provision of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act will require the Secretary of the Air Force to develop a force design for the Air Force and Space Force projected through 2050—a sweeping review of the capabilities, organizational structures, policies, and more that the services ...
Congress won't allow the Air Force to retire its T-1A Jayhawk trainer until the service shows it can effectively train new pilots by simulator alone, according to the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. The Air Force also may be allowed to accept new T-7 trainers ...
Congress finally passed the National Defense Authorization Act and sent its 3,000 pages to the White House for President Biden’s signature. The annual defense policy bill was approved with overwhelming bipartisan support, as the Senate and House voted it through on Dec. 13 and 14, ...
After a pause, the Pentagon will try again to cut an F-35 Performance-Based Logistics Contract with Lockheed Martin, defense officials told a congressional panel. The company didn’t offer enough cost or performance savings, and government negotiators were overwhelmed with the amount of data to review ...
Congress is mandating biennial updates on the Pentagon’s strategy for developing, buying, and fielding offensive and defensive hypersonic systems, according to the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, which is poised to pass both chambers this week. They also want a plan identifying overland test ranges ...
Lawmakers want very tight oversight of the Next Generation Air Dominance fighters and Collaborative Combat Aircraft drones, demanding detailed six-month updates on their progress across a myriad of component categories, according to the 2024 compromise National Defense Authorization Act.
Senate and House leaders unveiled their compromise conference report for the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act on Dec. 7—and the annual defense policy bill is poised to pump the brakes on the Air Force’s plans to retire dozens of F-15E, F-16, and F-22 fighters in the ...
The U.S. can’t match China plane-for-plane or ship-for-ship and shouldn’t try, defense experts told the House Armed Services Committee. But the defense industrial base has to be married to new, asymmetric, disruptive operational concepts that the Pentagon is willing to adapt on the fly.