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Air Force underestimating aircraft maintenance delays, GAO finds
The U.S. Air Force is underestimating the lengths maintenance delays at its aircraft maintenance depots, according to a new government watchdog report. Unplanned maintenance — the inevitable surprises that are discovered when aircraft undergo scheduled work — are not being reflected in metrics that assess...
No sound of silence: US soldiers train eyes — and ears — for drone swarms
The U.S. Army is moving beyond battling individual drone threats as it experiments with tactics to combat — and attack with — throngs of unmanned aircraft in saturated skies. The latest iteration of Project Flytrap, a multinational exercise to test new drone technologies in a...
Congress clashes with Pentagon over civilian harm reduction program
Lawmakers on Friday accused the Pentagon of gutting a congressionally mandated effort to reduce civilian harm after a new Inspector General investigation found the Defense Department had started shutting down the initiative despite a legal requirement to maintain it. During a House Armed Services Committee...
US Army’s 7th Infantry Division, 1st MDTF to merge as Multi-Domain Command-Pacific
HONOLULU — The U.S. Army is continuing to tweak its formations to position the service for success in future fights, with the latest move the establishment of the Multi-Domain Command-Pacific, or MDC-PAC. The new two-star command will combine the 7th Infantry Division and the 1st...
Senators introduce bill to abolish military draft agency
A bipartisan group of lawmakers unveiled legislation on Thursday that would dismantle the government agency responsible for maintaining the military draft database of young, eligible men. The bill — advanced by Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo. — would phase...
Army leaders in hot seat over Poland deployment cancellation
Army leaders struggled Friday to respond to congressional furor over the Pentagon’s decision to abruptly cancel a deployment of more than 4,000 soldiers to Poland this month. Acting Army Chief of Staff Gen. Christopher LaNeve said in an Army budget hearing that the order to...
US Army to receive thousands of Barracuda-500M cruise missiles in Anduril deal
HONOLULU — Anduril is slated to deliver at least 3,000 surface-launched cruise missiles to the U.S. Army beginning in 2027, part of an effort to quickly advance affordable munitions procurement at scale. Over the course of the three-year framework agreement, Anduril will supply the Army...
USS Gerald R. Ford to return from 11-month deployment on Saturday
The world’s largest aircraft carrier is finally returning home after etching its name into Navy history books by completing the longest post-Vietnam deployment by a carrier, the service’s top officer confirmed Thursday. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle announced during a House Armed Services...
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