As DoD shifts $50B in spending, can an old playbook protect legacy programs?
Running through potential winners and losers under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s move to shift $50 billion towards different priorities in fiscal 2026.
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If You Build It, They Might Come
Beneficiaries of American extended deterrence seek reassurance through visible and tangible efforts. This default to only thinking about American action disregards important options to improve nuclear deterrence. There is a low cost self-help option for allies and partners that does not require new or more nuclear weapons. Every state under the United States’ nuclear umbrella […]
If You Build It, They Might Come was originally published on Global Security Review.
UK, French, and US jets successfully execute joint defense drill
Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoons, French Rafale, and US F-35 jets recently participated in a joint exercise aimed at responding to an attack on their main operating bases. The drill, part of Exercise Atlantic Trident, demonstrated the agility and adaptab…
Australian Air Force builds temporary shelters for aircraft
Royal Australian Air Force conducted a trial of a temporary shelter designed to protect and conceal aircraft from explosives and surveillance at Base Williamtown in October. This trial is part of ongoing efforts to inform the Air Force about future dis…
B-21 Raider: Getting the bomber on ramp
[Sponsored] The Raider and advanced manufacturing: what it took to roll out the bomber.
Czech Republic begins negotiations to buy 2 Embraer C-390 transport aircraft
“A specific step was to start negotiations with the aim of achieving the lowest possible price and at the same time the shortest possible delivery date,” said Jana Cernochova, Czech Republic’s minister of defense.
Northrop nabs $705M Air Force award for new F-35 air-to-ground missile
The Air Force’s $705 million award for Phase 2 of the Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) is targeting initial operational capability by 2026, Northrop Grumman says.
GAO Report Says F-35 Fighter Jets Are Only Capable Of Flying Missions 55% Of The Time
An F-35 aircraft mechanic with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 542 and an F-35B instructor pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 501 perform preflight checks on an F-35B Lightning II jet at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Poi…
Smith Orders Marine Aviation Safety Stand Down After Three Crashes
The Acting Commandant of the Marine Corps ordered a two-day safety standdown of aviation units following three crashes in less than two months. Most recently, on Sept. 17 a pilot […]
U.S. Marines Corps Orders 2-Day Stand-Down For All Jets
An F-35B jump jet practices vertical landing at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma. (US Marine Corps)
Breaking Defense: Marines order 2-day aviation stand down after F-35 goes missing, third mishap in 6 weeks
During the stand down, units will…