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Air Force

CR, Sequestration Could Cause Air Force To Buy Two Fewer F-35As In Next Lot, Morin Says

Friday, February 8th, 2013

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The Air Force could be forced to buy two fewer F-35As in the next lot of purchases if a full-year continuing resolution (CR) and sequestration go into effect, according to a top service official. Acting Air Force Under Secretary Jamie Morin said yesterday the service would also lose ground on F-35 software development, which he termed as critical for the aircraft. Morin said he couldn’t be specific on which software capabilities would be delayed, as those would be “prioritization decisions”…

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]