Air Force
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Air ForceEfforts To Tie Nuclear Modernization Spending To Posture Review Largely Fail In House
Efforts to slow modernization of the nuclear triad until the Defense Department completes a comprehensive study of the programs’ total cost largely failed to make it into the House version […]
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Air ForceNDAA Amendment To Allow Base Closures Fails In House
An amendment to delete a ban on base closures from the House version of the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) failed Thursday prior to consideration of the bill. The […]
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Air Force
NDAA Amendment To Allow Base Closures Fails In House
An amendment to delete a ban on base closures from the House version of the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) failed Thursday prior to consideration of the bill. The […]
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CongressSecretary Mattis Urges Congress To Nix Proposed Space Corps
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is urging Congress to reject a House proposal to set up a space corps in the Air Force Department, saying that the provision in the fiscal […]
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Air ForcePlanes Begin Arriving At Air Force Base For Light Attack Experiment
An A-29 Super Tucano turboprop provided by Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) and Embraer Defense & Security has arrived at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico to participate in the […]
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Air ForceAir Force Seeking Authority To Counter Drones At U.S. Bases
The U.S. Air Force is seeking authority to use anti-drone equipment to defend against small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) that accidentally or intentionally fly onto its homeland bases, according to the […]
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Air ForceAir Force To Finish Study On New Air-to-Air Fighter In 2018
The U.S. Air Force, which is conducting a study of options for its next air-to-air fighter, expects to finish that review in about a year, a service official said July […]
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InternationalLatest New START Release Breaks Down ICBM, SLBM, Bomber Types
The State Department on Monday released additional details about the types of ballistic missiles, launchers, and bombers being counted under the latest New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) aggregate […]
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CongressHASC Votes To Keep Proposal For New Space Corps
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) has rejected an attempt to derail its proposal to create a space corps in the Air Force Department. During a late-night debate June 28 […]
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Air Force
HASC Votes To Keep Proposal For New Space Corps
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) has rejected an attempt to derail its proposal to create a space corps in the Air Force Department. During a late-night debate June 28 […]