The scenes were decidedly Russian. A Gazprom facility. Flags with the country’s signature three horizontal stripes of white, blue and red. A Pyatyorochka supermarket. The soldiers posting the videos, verified by The New York Times, were Ukrainian, almost giddily showing off just how easily they had pushed over the border and through Russian lines of defense in the past week.
The parallel escalations in the Middle East and in the Russian war with Ukraine are creating fresh challenges for the budding partnership between Iran and Russia, two nations that have grown increasingly close because of their shared hostility to the U.S.
Lockheed Martin and Pentagon officials are back to negotiating a traditional F-35 sustainment contract after the company failed to convince its largest customer to move to a five-year performance-based logistics deal that, company officials say, would boost availability and save money.
As concerns mount about whether the world’s industrial base can keep up with the demand for satellite production, the Space Force is working with its close allies to craft a strategy aimed at strengthening the space supply chain.
As it looks at how to provide warfighters with readily available 5G communications, the Pentagon’s FutureG office is concurrently pursuing applied research into new technologies that will serve as the department’s foundation for accessing future generations of wireless capabilities.
Air Force lawyers are fighting an emergency order from the Environmental Protection Agency requiring the service to clean contaminated drinking water in Arizona, pointing to a recent Supreme Court ruling that restricts regulatory agencies as a justification to dodge the mandate.
“The Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC) recently announced it is planning to increase its space personnel and space control capabilities, despite the presence of the Space Force, created specifically to centralize resources and talent to maintain space superiority and provide those capabilities for the combatant commands to employ. The nation does not need the Army to duplicate those capabilities,” write retired Space Force Col. Charles Galbreath and retired Air Force Col. Jennifer Reeves, senior resident fellows for space studies at the Mitchell Institute.
Top U.S. defense contractors Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics announced a strategic partnership to produce solid rocket motors, aiming to address critical supply chain shortages in the defense industry.
U.S. surveillance drones based on a popular civilian powered glider design could be headed to the Indo-Pacific region in support of Marine special operators. ... A recent U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) contracting notice has provided additional details about what has been referred to simply as the Long Endurance Aircraft (LEA) in the past and is now designated as the RQ-29.
In a move meant to boost fighting spirit in new Air Force and Space Force recruits, basic trainees are now issued M-4 rifles early in boot camp which they carry and maintain throughout the course at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress—or its computer-generated likeness—received plenty of screen time in the Apple TV+ series “Masters of the Air.” ... For those who enjoyed the series—and want more of the Flying Fortress—a few classic films (and one recent documentary) can help satisfy any B-17 cravings.
