Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, who avoided calling the object a “balloon” or “aircraft,” noted it was “not similar in size or shape to the [Chinese] high-altitude surveillance balloon” that was destroyed on Feb. 4.
By Ashley Roque and Aaron MehtaMILSATCOM for the most critical no-fail missions
With multiple nuclear-capable threats and space itself being a contested domain, assured and protected MILSATCOM are more critical than ever before.
“We still have several more years of procurement of the KC-46. So, the good thing is we have time to have these conversations, and look at the technologies out there,” Lt. Gen. David Nahom told appropriators today.
By Theresa Hitchens
CAPITOL HILL: “That’s a real softball question, so I’ll try to knock it out of the park,” the witness told the senator. There’s a scripted quality to many legislative hearings, but it’s rare to hear the actors break character and admit they’re in a play. The exchange above actually happened, between Rockford, Ill. mayor Larry…
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
We’ve got something here for Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Angus King and Coast Guard Commandant Paul Zukunft to read before they speak Wednesday at the Center for Strategic and International Studies on “National Security Challenges and Icebreaking Operations in the Arctic.” Scott Truver, known to most serious students of Navy shipbuilding, argues the case for icebreakers.…
By Scott C. Truver