The following is the Sept 16, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, FY2017 Defense Spending Under an Interim Continuing Resolution (CR): In Brief. Read More
Category Archives: U.S. Air Force
Stratcom Nominee Gen. Hyten Warns Of North Korean Nuclear Advances
Air Force Gen. John Hyten, commander, Air Force Space Command, at the National Guard Bureau Senior Leadership Conference in Colorado Springs, Colo., Oct. 28, 2015. U.S. Army National Guard photo.
The Air Force general nominated to head U.S. Strategic Command told the Senate Armed Services Committee he is concerned about North Korea testing a new, more powerful rocket engine that could be used to deliver nuclear weapons that threaten the United States. Read More
Video: Successful F-35, SM-6 Live Fire Test Points to Expansion in Networked Naval Warfare
The Navy conducts its first live fire demonstration to successfully test the integration of F-35 with existing Naval Integrated Fire Control-Counter Air architecture, Sept. 12, 2016. US Navy Photo
A Monday test pairing a Lockheed Martin F-35B Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) with an Aegis Combat System armed with a Raytheon Standard Missile-6 is the latest step in expanding how the Navy and Marine Corps will share data on future battlefields. Read More
Document: Report to Congress on Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
The following is the Sept. 1, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Background and Current Developments. Read More
Experts: Latest Defense Authorization Bill Built Under Likely Veto Threat
A second full moon for the month of July is seen next to the dome of the U.S. Capitol on Friday, July 31, 2015 in Washington. In recent years, people have been using the name Blue Moon for the second of two full moons in a single calendar month. An older definition of Blue Moon is that it’s the third of four full moons in a single season. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
A key difference between the work on the defense authorization bill in the House and Senate this year and the past is the current bill was created in anticipation of a veto, two national security budget analysts said on Tuesday. Read More
U.S. Increases Role in Aussie Pitch Black Air Combat Exercise
U.S. Air Force F-16 participating in Australia’s Pitch Black Air Combat exercise. Mike Yeo Photo Used with Permission
The U.S. has increased its role in an air combat exercise, featuring its largest contribution of airpower in more than a decade from the U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps in a practical demonstration of Washington’s, “rebalance to the Pacific.” Read More
Document: Report to Congress on U.S. Troop Levels in Iraq and Afghanistan
The following is the Aug. 15, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Department of Defense Contractor and Troop Levels in Iraq and Afghanistan: 2007-2016. Read More
Document: Brief to Congress on U.S. ‘No First Use’ Nuclear Weapon Policy
The following is an Aug. 16, 2016 Congressional Research Service Insight brief on U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy: Considering “No First Use.” Read More
Document: Report on Military Personnel Issues before Congress
The following is the July 29, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Issues. Read More
Expert: Sequestration Spending Caps Will be Major Challenge for Next Administration
The Budget Control Act of 2011 is probably the largest challenge the next administration faces and not just in defense but spending across all the federal agencies,” one of the nation’s leading experts on defense budgets told reporters Tuesday. Read More
