The following is the Jan. 3, 2020 Congressional Research Service report, U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments, and Issues. Read More
Category Archives: U.S. Air Force
Boeing CEO Muilenburg Out
Mr. Dennis Muilenburg, president and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space and Security, speaks to the audience Sept. 12, 2013, during a ceremony commemorating the delivery of the final U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, P-223, at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. (Air Force photo)
Capping a year of bad news for Boeing, maker of the beleaguered 737 Max airliner and a vareity of military aircraft, announced Monday morning Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg was resigning immediately.
Report to Congress on Great Power Competition and National Defense
The following is the Dec. 19, 2019 report, Renewed Great Power Competition: Implications for Defense—Issues for Congress Read More
Next-Generation Anti-Ship Missile Achieves Operational Capability with Super Hornets
An F/A-18E flying with a black LRASM missile. Lockheed Martin Photo
The next-generation Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM) achieved early operational capability (EOC) with the F/A-18E/F last month, bringing new capabilities to U.S. naval aviation. Read More
Air Force Keeping Up Presence Operations Over South China Sea
Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, fly a 10-hour mission from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, through the South China Sea, operating with the U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG-104) on June 8, 2017. US Air Force Photo
KUALA LUMPUR — Though they don’t get as much attention as the Navy’s, U.S. Air Force has been conducting its own regular freedom of navigation flight operations in the South China Sea, Commander of Pacific Air Forces Gen. Charles Q. Brown told reporters on Friday. Read More
Report to Congress on New START Treaty
The following is the Nov. 27, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, The New START Treaty: Central Limits and Key Provisions. Read More
Congress, Defense Industry Warn Against Short-Term Federal Spending Deal
By agreeing to a second short-term spending bill early in Fiscal Year 2020, Congress and President Donald Trump will keep government agencies open for another month, a move the defense industry says is better than the alternative, but not a great long-term strategy. Read More
Report to Congress on Artificial Intelligence and National Security
The following is the Nov. 21, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, Artificial Intelligence and National Security. Read More
Report to Congress on Air Force B-21 Raider Long Range Strike Bomber
The following is the Nov. 13, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, Air Force B-21 Long Range Strike Bomber. Read More
Defense Primer: U.S. Precision-Guided Munitions
The following is the Congressional Research Service report, Nov. 6, 2019 Defense Primer: U.S. Precision-Guided Munitions. Read More
