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)
Retired Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, former commander of U.S. Central Command and a Silver Star recipient from the Iraq war, may become the…
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…
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 conflict but for strategic competition with Russia and China, according to the service’s new commander in charge of…
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…
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 haven’t yet fulfilled their PME requirements. (Army photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy Jonsgaard)
Senior Army personnel…
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…
US Army merges Europe and Africa commands
November 21, 2020
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army has made the consolidation of its Europe and Africa commands official, according to a Nov. 20 statement.
The new command will be called U.S. Army Europe and Africa, or by its acronym USAREUR-AF. All units assigned to U.S. Army Africa will be…
IAI names Boaz Levy as new chief exec
November 21, 2020
JERUSALEM — Israel Aerospace Industries has named Boaz Levy, its former vice president for the Systems Missiles and Space Group, as its new CEO.
Levy’s group oversaw major contracts for IAI over the years, including billion-dollar deals in India in 2018. He was also central to the Arrow 3 program, which was developed with U.S. support to intercept high-altitude targets in space, such as…
