An F-35B from US Marine Corps Fighter Attack Squadron 121 at Iwakuni will remind China of its ability to do vertical landings and short takeoffs from islands and bases throughout the Indo-Pacific region.
House authorizers threw shade at the service for not heeding long-standing warnings of the potential for a gap in tactical aircraft availability.
As missions stretch farther and comms grow less reliable, predictive software could become the edge that keeps missions afloat.
The big defense contractors are looking at smaller, agile companies to push the envelope on AI, and developing the new 'Skyborg' brain.
"The Senate is saddling the service with unsupportable funding requirements," Richard Aboulafia of the Teal Group says.