Budget cuts ground US Air Force, Navy aircraftBy MELISSA R. NELSONBROCK VERGAKIS
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As for the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance budget, both the revived U-2 and the Global Hawk Block 30 and 40 unmanned systems are funded even though the Global Hawk is the preferred future for Air Force surveillance. The service did follow through with retirement of the close air...
The outcome of the US election is certain to have a massive impact on global politics and industry spending. Although no major candidate is likely to spend significantly more or less than the other on the baseline military budget, nearly all Democrats and some Republicans hope to continue providi...
Inexpensive child care can be found on most bases at the Child Development Centers. The fee for child care is based on rank so that it can be affordable and fit into even an Airman’s budget. Many military spouses also run day cares out of their homes on base, providing another source ...
The U.S. Air Force also fought with a notional force that allowed it to operate different technologies that are not currently in its budget plans. In addition, before the conflict started, the Air Force took steps to disaggregate both its operational footprint and its command-and-control struc...
Last month, US government budget documentsrevealedthat nuclear weapon storage vaults at RAF Lakenheath were being upgraded. The base had hosted U.S. nuclear weapons for more thanfive decades, after first arriving in 1954, before their removal in 2008. ...
The U.S. Air Force established the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) in October 1997 to consolidate its science and technology (S&T) needs within a single entity. The AFRL, headquartered at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, consists of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) and ...
She also sounded pessimistic about the chances of the sequestration-imposed budget caps being raised on a more permanent basis, saying “I don’t know that they’ve found a way to do that, but it is essential to the Defense Department.” ...
The U.S. has a legal provision similar to the CAA which is known as the Specter Amendment that is tucked into the budget bill giving asylum to some non-Muslim minorities from Iran, while pointedly excluding Muslim. Asked by a Pakistani reporter if there was a double standard in Pompeo givi...