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Air Force taps 6 bases to test new approach to deployments
New command teams are expected to arrive at several installations across the U.S. this summer as the Air Force launches a slate of air task forces.
Next commandant says he will accelerate Marine Corps’ transformation
Gen. Eric Smith said global threats demand that the Corps move even faster with its overhaul.
Opinion
As it plans NGAD fighter, Pentagon must learn from past failures
The DoD must wrap up the NGAD’s development phase as quickly as possible to avoid the snowballing effect of updates and new features.
By Sean Kennedy
House’s draft defense bill pressures Pentagon on Space Command HQ
An Alabama Republican now heads the House Armed Services Committee, which just released draft legislation freezing Space Command construction in Colorado.
Marines provide more details on short-notice deployment to Middle East
Seventeen Marines from the 26th MEU's low-altitude air-defense detachment were deployed to Kuwait before they finished predeployment training.
Pentagon to halt upgraded F-35 deliveries in July amid software woes
This will be the F-35's third delivery halt in less than a year, and dozens of newly-constructed aircraft could be affected.
US Air Force would get A-10, F-15 retirements in draft policy bill
This would be the second year in a row in which Congress would allow the Air Force to retire A-10s, following years of disagreements.
Marines want $200M for powerful drone-killing machines
By fall 2024, Marine Corps low altitude air defense battalions will begin receiving a powerful new weapon.
By Hope Hodge Seck
Sweden’s stalled NATO bid disrupts Nordic defense planning
A Nordic cluster within NATO remains the goal, but questions remain about the alignment to North America or Europe when it comes to the High North.
NATO’s largest-ever air defense exercise starts in Germany
In the Air Defender 2023 exercise, 10,000 participants and 250 aircraft from 25 nations respond to a simulated attack on a NATO member.
By The Associated Press
Bird strike caused T-45 Goshawk crash last August, investigation finds
The aircraft ultimately suffered a power loss, and the investigation described the mishap as “wholly unavoidable.”
By Diana Stancy