The Pentagon has refused delivery of so many F-35s that Lockheed Martin is running out of places to put them, according to a new report from a government watchdog agency. Read the story by Audrey Decker: https://lnkd.in/gYQxaX95 #f35 #airforce #navy #marinecorps #lockheed #defenseindustry
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In commentary, Todd Harrison writes: Zombies may be fiction in movies and books, but in politics they are real. Bad ideas in Washington don’t always stay dead—you often have to keep killing them. The latest zombie to roam the halls of Congress is a proposal to create a Space National Guard. The idea was considered last year and ultimately killed in the final version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA. But apparently, this zombie idea wasn’t dead enough because the National Guard Bureau, governors, and a collection of special-interest groups brought the issue back to the forefront in this year’s NDAA. Read the oped: https://lnkd.in/g2K28g_h #spaceforce #airforce #nationalguard
Kill the zombie Space National Guard idea
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An Army plan to modernize its artillery could include howitzers fielded in Europe, automated cannons, and long-range mortars, Army Futures Command chief Gen. James Rainey suggested Thursday at a Senate hearing. Read the story by Sam Skove: https://lnkd.in/gtRWQX9g #army #howitzers #armyfutures #cannons #mortars #weapons
Army’s future artillery may include wheeled howitzers, automated cannons, and long-range mortars
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The Air Force is in dire need of software experts, Andrew Hunter, the service’s top weapons buyer, told senators Wednesday. Read the story by Lauren C. Williams: https://lnkd.in/g9mbA2bU #usaf #airforce #software #cyber #coders
The Air Force needs more in-house coders
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As part of the Air Force’s sweeping overhaul to prepare for a fight against China, the service will start testing a new deployment model at bases around the country. Read the story by Audrey Decker: https://lnkd.in/g_9Pki-2 #usaf #airforce #deployment
Air Force picks homes for expeditionary ‘Air Task Forces’
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Are you at LANPAC this week in Oahu? So is Defense One's senior news editor, Jennifer Hlad. Be sure to say hello! #lanpac #lanpac2024
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Russia’s war on Ukraine has the Pentagon’s IT agency wanting to bring Starlink-like satellite communications to defense networks. But keeping the classified data secure will be a challenge. Read the story by Lauren C. Williams: https://lnkd.in/g75BsS7U #pentagon #russia #ukraine #satellites #satcom #disa
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The Army would gain a drone branch under proposed language in the 2025 defense authorization bill, a move intended to further professionalize the field and put it on par with the service’s other disciplines. Read the story by Sam Skove: https://lnkd.in/e47zh63q #army #drones #congress #usarmy
An Army drone branch? Idea advances in House subcommittee
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The U.S. military is “still falling behind” its potential adversaries in electronic warfare, one former three-star special operator said last week at SOF Week conference in Tampa, Florida—and he wasn’t the only one. Read the story by Patrick Tucker: https://lnkd.in/gDhfAgjn #specialoperations #electronicwarfare #military #ew #specialops
The US is still falling behind on electronic warfare, special operators warn
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The Air Force will permanently lose one of its 20 B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, after the service decided it’s too costly to fix the damage from a 2022 accident. Read the story by Audrey Decker: https://lnkd.in/grMu6NbH #usaf #airforce #bomber #b2 #defensebudget #airpower