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Lawmakers worried Navy’s ongoing sub spending hasn’t fixed fleet woes

WASHINGTON — As the government’s spending on the submarine industrial base grows, so too is concern among lawmakers. The Biden administration’s recent supplemental spending request includes $3.4 billion for the submarine industrial base, which, if passed, would bring the total planned investment to $8.7 billion from the U.S. government from fiscal years 2017 to 2028. The Australian…
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US Air Force activates units dedicated to electronic warfare

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force has activated two detachments at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia dedicated to electronic warfare and its future applications. The green light, given Oct. 25 at a ceremony inside an aviation museum, marks a step toward the realization of the…
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Senators could force confirmation vote on Navy, Air Force leaders

Senate Republicans are working to force confirmation votes on the two vacant Joint Chiefs of Staff seats early next month, but chamber Democrats are still holding out hope for a broader deal to advance hundreds of other pending military nominations. Neither the Navy nor Air Force currently has a Senate-confirmed officer in their most senior uniformed post. Adm. Lisa Franchetti has been serving as…
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Lockheed drops US Air Force tanker bid; partner Airbus to go it alone

WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin has ended its effort to compete for a U.S. Air Force contract to build the service’s next wave of 75 refueling tankers. But Airbus, with whom Lockheed Martin had planned to build the proposed LMXT strategic tanker, will still compete for the KC-135 recapitalization. LMXT would have been based on Airbus’s A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport. “Airbus remains…
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Here’s when the first T-7 trainer is to fly to Edwards Air Force Base

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force plans to fly its first T-7A Red Hawk trainer halfway across the country to Edwards Air Force Base in California for further testing as soon as Oct. 26. Col. Kirt Cassell, the Air Force’s T-7 program manager, told Defense News on Friday that the service’s first four T-7 test pilots are days away from beginning their familiarization and training flights at…
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