If sequestration, as outlined in the Budget Control Act, goes into effect it could cause irreversible harm to the US military and the defense industrial base, said each of the service chiefs during testimony before the House Armed Services Committee...
Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz told members of the House Armed Services Committee Wednesday that he expects the Pentagon’s strategic review to be complete by year’s end. That review is likely to outline the fate of the Air National...
The light attack armed reconnaissance program may also fall under the budget axe, senior Air Force officials told members of the House Armed Services tactical air and land forces panel Wednesday. The LAAR acquisition strategy, which has not yet been...
Technicians activated the Advanced Extremely High Frequency military communications satellite, passing the first transmissions between Schriever AFB, Colo., and Lincoln Labs, Mass., last week. USAF and industry partners powered-up the satellite, successfully deploying its solar-panel array gimbal dishes, and jam-resistant...
One of the persistent inter-service criticisms between the Army and Air Force over the last decade has stemmed from the proliferation of remotely piloted aircraft operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the command and control of those assets. But, today’s...
The Air Force is delaying release of the report detailing the environmental impact of establishing an F-35 training site at Luke AFB, Ariz., to allow additional citizen input. Luke was designated the Air Force’s preferred site for F-35 fighter fundamentals...
The last 10 years of combat in Southwest Asia has proved that all four military services can fight jointly for an extended period of time, Army Secretary John McHugh told reporters Wednesday. This has helped move the ball forward on...
Today, roughly two billion people use the Internet, but that number is expected to more than double to five billion over the next 20 years, said Vice President Joe Biden at the London Conference on Cyberspace Tuesday. “Most of them...
The Air Force will continue enlisted date of separation rollbacks as part of its overall force management plan. The rollback plan will accelerate the date of separation or retirement for senior master sergeants and below with less than 14 or...
