Ideas

How to Keep War With China From Being a Pick-Up Game

INDOPACOM needs a joint force headquarters now, not when crisis arrives.

  • Bryan Clark
Policy

Military Leaders Praise Musk as Treasury Officials Eye Twitter Deal

Outgoing Chief of Space Operations Gen. Jay Raymond thanked the SpaceX CEO “for being here.”

  • Jennifer Hlad
Science & Tech

It’s Official: Space Force Sets Sights on Smaller Satellites

The newest service’s acquisition chief also calls for more fixed-price contracts and fewer classified programs.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Threats

The Air & Space Brief: F-15s, retiring; Drone threat, rising; China’s nuke options, expanding; and more

  • Jennifer Hlad
Threats

The Air & Space Brief: Military intelligence wants to help navigate; C-130H still grounded; Space Ops worried about cyber ‘underbelly,’ and more

  • Jennifer Hlad
Threats

The Air & Space Brief: Abortion leave for troops; Next CSO confirmed; C-130s grounded

  • Jacqueline Feldscher
Business

Defense Business Brief: Companies invest in Kendall’s operational imperatives; KC-46 cleared for deployments; Swiss sign deal for F-35; and more.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Threats

The Air & Space Brief: The Space Force song is here; Inflation tops troops’ concerns; Air Force Secretary says invading Taiwan would be ‘enormous mistake’ for China

  • Jacqueline Feldscher
Policy

The Space Force Has a Song

The song honors the “invisible front line” of warfighters keeping watch “beyond the blue.”

  • Jacqueline Feldscher and Bradley Peniston
Threats

AFA Conference Wire: Modernize Now, Leaders Warn

Day One of the Air, Space, and Cyber conference featured keynotes from Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and Chief of Staff Gen. C.Q. Brown.

  • Tara Copp
Policy

Troops Worry Most About Inflation, Air Force Secretary Says

Frank Kendall said he’s reversing planned cuts to special duty pay.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Business

Defense Business Brief: AFA conference preview; Raytheon loses $2B R&D tax-break; Lockheed’s new slogan; and a lot more.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Policy

No Abortion Access for 40 Percent of Female Troops, Study Finds

RAND says it’s “not unreasonable” that the lack of abortion access will make women more likely to leave service.

  • Jacqueline Feldscher
Defense Systems

Space Chief Nominee Worried About Launchpad ‘Traffic Jams’

The Space Force will “need to look at other opportunities” as launch cadence grows, Lt. Gen. Chance Saltzman told lawmakers.

  • Jacqueline Feldscher and Lauren C. Williams
Threats

The Air & Space Brief: Space Command needs smarter satellites; The plan to buy wingman drones this decade; THC-positive recruits could get waivers to join

  • Jacqueline Feldscher
Threats

The Air & Space Brief: The case for selling F-16s to Argentina; Boosting officer diversity; What the Artemis launch means for DOD

  • Jacqueline Feldscher
Science & Tech

China Could Overtake US in Space Without ‘Urgent Action,’ Warns New Pentagon Report

America needs a long-term goal in space to be able to compete with Beijing, Pentagon industrial-base group writes.

  • Jacqueline Feldscher
Threats

The Air & Space Brief: Deterrence theory rewrite, New influence triad, Missile defense in Guam

  • Tara Copp
Science & Tech

CENTCOM Launches Competition For Innovation from Troops

The ‘Shark Tank’-like competition will pull solutions from active-duty personnel for possible use in the field.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The Air & Space Brief: Who’s the boss in a space war? Ukraine NASAM ammo; New aviation safety office; and more

  • Tara Copp
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