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Air Force braces for new nuclear-war scenarios
The Air Force is planning a tabletop exercise to gauge U.S. readiness to react to a wide spectrum of nuclear-related scenarios, part of a larger effort to prepare for them, a service leader said on Wednesday.“What if, God forbid, there was…
Army embraces Ukraine-style warfare with new all-drone unit
FORT JOHNSON, Louisiana—Staff Sgt. David Meyer peered intently into the screen of his hand-held drone controller, sweat slowly beading through his face paint in the 100-degree heat. Somewhere below his quadcopter, an allied unit…
The D Brief: More device detonations; House rejects CR plan; First B-21 flight video; AFSOC’s…
Walkie-talkies exploded across Lebanon Wednesday, killing another 25 people and wounding at least 600 others just one day after pagers exploded across the region, killing a dozen and wounding more than 2,000 people, the Associated Press…
Device detonations reveal ‘incredible’ intelligence abilities: ex-NSA chief
NASHVILLE, Tennessee—The detonation of several thousand Hezbollah devices displayed a stunning capability for intelligence-gathering, likely Israel's — and underscored potential vulnerabilities in global supply chains, a former NSA chief…
AFSOC still wants 75 light attack aircraft despite Congress’ doubts
The Air Force’s special operators trimmed the number of light attack planes they’re asking for after Congress looked askance. But they still need them, the commander of Air Force Special Operations Command said Wednesday.“Our requirement…
Army wants to buy as many drones as it does munitions
The Army wants to buy drones in the “kind of quantities” it buys munitions, Army acquisition chief Doug Bush said Wednesday during an webcast with Defense News. “We need them potentially at very large scale and very quickly,” said…
Budget drama could snag Pentagon’s satellite launch award
The Pentagon’s new satellite launch competition between SpaceX, United Launch Alliance, and Blue Origin could be delayed if Congress passes a long continuing resolution instead of a full budget for 2025, a space acquisitions official said…
Test B-21 flying up to twice a week, Northrop reports
Flight testing of the Air Force’s B-21 Raider stealth bomber is moving along swimmingly, officials report, giving a rare, and small, update on the highly classified program. “We’re really starting to strike up quite a cadence.…
Air Force’s Ospreys will return to forward-deployment within ‘weeks’
The Air Force is weeks away from sending its V-22 Ospreys back to combatant commands after the Pentagon lifted a months-long grounding on the tiltrotor fleet earlier this year. “We will deploy out here in the coming weeks, back to…
The D Brief: Why pagers explode; Russian ammo dump blows up; CNO releases guidance; N. Korea tests…
Israeli intelligence operatives appear to have pulled off a legendary and deadly supply chain hack, installing tiny quantities of explosives into at least 3,000 pagers specially ordered by Iran-backed Hezbollah militants across Lebanon and…
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