New aircraft carriers face years of delivery delays
Delivery of the Navy's next Ford-class aircraft carrier, the John F. Kennedy, was delayed two more years to 2027, budget documents show.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
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Senators concerned with Navy shipbuilding delays, budget
The Navy remains years behind in projected ship deliveries and cannot provide firm timelines for improvement, military officials told lawmakers Tuesday.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
The Army’s new chief has a plan and it’s all about warfighting
With four focus areas and four-stars to lead them, Gen. Randy George expects to ready the Army for a new era of global threats.
By Todd South
Rogers calls for Pentagon IG probe of Space Command basing decision
Rogers and other House lawmakers claim the Space Command basing process included “striking irregularities.”
Surveillance flights, not counterterrorism ops, restarted in Niger
The Pentagon says it has not restarted counterterrorism operations in Niger, a day after Air Force Gen. James Hecker said those flights had resumed.
By Tara Copp, AP
US military resumes counterterrorism missions out of Niger bases
Gen. James Hecker, the top Air Force commander for Europe and Africa, said the U.S. is flying both manned and unmanned missions in Niger.
By Tara Copp, AP
Rogers summons defense leaders to testify on SPACECOM headquarters
Chairman Mike Rogers of Alabama intends to hold a hearing with top Defense Department officials involved in moving the Space Command HQ to to Colorado.
Don’t ditch soldiers for machines, combine them, Rainey says
The U.S. Army was pursuing more than 200 artificial intelligence-related projects as of 2021, according to a federal watchdog.
Ukraine war prompts new US air tactics in Europe
Countering anti-access, area-denial capabilities has become U.S. Air Forces in Europe boss Gen. James Hecker's top priority.
US Special Operations Command retired Gen. James Lindsay dies at 90
Lindsay, who served more than 38 years in the Army, was selected by Reagan in 1988 as the first commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command.
By F.T. Norton, The Fayetteville Observer
Seven questions with Gen. Rainey, head of US Army Futures Command
Gen. James Rainey plans to spend the next two years finalizing key decisions on the Army’s formational design for the 2040s.
By Jen Judson