Target, Kaliningrad: EUCOM Puts Putin On Notice
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The threat of long-range missile launchers in the Russian enclave is driving the Air Force to develop new tactics for multi-domain attack and dispersed defense.
More B-21s Likely; B-1s To Carry Up To 8 Hypersonic Weapons
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The U.S. has 156 bombers today. But the Air Force is committed to boasting 386 squadrons, up 75 from its total today. “Certainly,” Gen. Timothy Ray said, “that means good growth for the bombers.”
Poland To Buy At Least 32 F-35s As US Buying Spree Continues
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The State Department’s approval of a $6.5 billion deal for F-35 jets comes as Warsaw continues to pull closer to the Trump Administration.
911: A Remembrance
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This day remains a special marker for all Americans, our friends, allies and our adversaries. It stands on its own, emblazoned in our minds.
Raymond’s First SPACECOM Move: Two New Subcommands and Their Leaders
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Air Force Maj. Gen. Stephen Whiting is the new head of SPACECOM’s Combined Force Space Component Command; Gen. Tom James leads the new Joint Task Force Space Defense.
SecDef & Marines Want To Disperse Across Pacific, But It’s Hard
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Concerns over a new Okinawa airfield, and how to get Marines across vast swaths of ocean, are complicating American plans to spread forces across the Pacific.
India-US ‘Tailoring’ Predator UAV For Multi-Service Buy
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The Predator B’s weapons, avionics and comms suites will all need to be specially configured to meet the needs of India’s military.
Transparent & Apolitical: SecDef Esper’s Pledge
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In a media-wary administration, the big news from Defense Secretary Mark Esper’s formal press briefing was that he actually held one, and pledged to keep doing so.
Astroscale US Targets DoD Sat Servicing Market
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“DoD is a customer like any other, with a future need for servicing its own satellites to extend mission life,” says Astroscale US President Ron Lopez.
Israel To Trump: Don’t Talk To Iran! Look At North Korea….
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Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak: “In North Korea, we saw war threats that ended in hugs, a dead end in negotiations, hugs again, and then the story repeats all over again. The same could happen with Iran.”