ROME – Italy is close to opening a new pilot finishing school on a Mediterranean island where expanded air space will allow it to double its current intake, with a majority of students coming from overseas militaries.
Now based at Galatina air base in the southern heel of Italy, students in the final, Phase 4 stage of flight training will move to Decimomannu air base on the Italian island of…
WASHINGTON — The Army wants its Joint All Domain Operations (JADO) Gray Eagles to have synthetic aperture radars, moving target indicators, electronic intelligence and communications intelligence capability as well as air-launched effects and radar warning receivers…
Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, then-commander of U.S. Central Command, addresses the audience during the Resolute Support change of command ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 2, 2016. (Myles Cullen/Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff)
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Boeing starts production of T-7 training jet simulators
December 2, 2020
WASHINGTON — Boeing has begun production of the first T-7A ground-based training systems, preparing the way for the company to make its first deliveries in 2023.
Workers at Boeing’s plant in St. Louis, Missouri, are currently assembling the first two weapon systems trainers and one operational flight trainer, the company said in a news release Tuesday. Those assets will be among the first…
Defense bill snagged in Trump’s war on social media protections
December 2, 2020
WASHINGTON ― With congressional talks close to finalizing this year’s defense policy bill, lawmakers are wrestling with the Trump administration’s last-minute demand to include language to overhaul the tech industry’s prized liability shield.
Closed-door talks…
— This story incorrectly spelled the name of an APS site in Powidz, Poland. V Corps will be based in Poznan, Poland.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is taking steps to ensure its pre-positioned stock in the European and Asia-Pacific theaters is right-sized not just for…
BAE Systems gets $3.2 billion deal so British forces can reload
December 1, 2020
LONDON – Munitions worth $3.2 billion (£2.4 billion) are to be supplied to the British military by BAE Systems over 15 years in a single-source deal announced by the Ministry of Defence Nov 30.
The program, known as Next Generation Munitions Solution (NGMS), will see BAE produce 39 different munitions for the armed services from five different sites across the UK.
Small-arms…
Stop the budgetary bleeding to get the Air Force we need
November 25, 2020
In 2018, then-Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson sounded the alarm regarding the size of her service: “The Air Force is too small for what the nation expects of us.” Her response was direct: The service needed to grow from 312 to 386 operational squadrons.
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Soldiers on Combat Deployments, Pregnancy Profiles to Be Eligible for Temporary Promotions
November 25, 2020
U.S soldiers get as comfortable as they can as they prepare to fly in a C-17 Globemaster III to their deployed location in Afghanistan on April 16, 2011. A new policy will let deployed troops and those on pregnancy-related profiles be temporarily promoted even though they…
WASHINGTON — A production decision for the U.S. Army’s critical battle command system has been delayed, the service confirmed to Defense News.
An Office of the Secretary of Defense-level Defense Acquisition Board review was scheduled for Nov. 17, but due to some administrative issues, the board was unable to make a decision on the way forward for a program that has already experienced years…
