“We have recognized in our threat analysis that we need these capabilities in our wing in order to make our three wing missions executable,” Col. Joshua Koslov said of activating two EW squadrons. “And so that’s exactly what’s driving it.”
Rep. Elise Stefanik criticized the Air Force’s decision to terminate a fellowship program that paired DoD personnel with the private sector as “shortsighted and misguided,”
The 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, which normally rides 6-wheeled LAVs, will work with the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab to test an Australian boat designed for high-speed, high-tech scouting and special ops.
Greg Ryckman, DIA’s deputy director for Global Integration, said open source info used to be the “salt” sprinkled on top of completed intelligence products, but now it’s the secret intelligence that’s become the salt on the “main course” that is open source intel.
Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro defended the service’s plans to pause amphib shipbuilding during last year’s budget cycle, despite fierce congressional backlash.
The comments are the second time in the span of 10 months that industrial officials have publicly revealed a reduced buy from a max of 44 helos is on the table.
“The Space Force is not growing in priority as it had been in previous years. The priority is shifting more towards the the Air Force and the Navy in the budget,” said Todd Harrison, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
The letter is the latest sign lawmakers have rejected the Navy’s argument that the cut was a strategic one due to a construction backlog, though some key signatures are missing.
[Sponsored] Adoption of the MQ-9 platform is just getting started; one of the most important new chapters for this platform will be the one written by the U.S. Marine Corps.
The cost breach is driven by the service’s plan to cut the buy of the helicopter in half, not by any cost overrun in the program itself.