SASC Dems skeptical of Golden Dome price, feasibility
“We need a lot more information before we make decisions to spend hundreds and hundreds of billions of dollars," said Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz.
SECNAV nominee says he’ll bring ‘urgency’ to Navy’s shipbuilding
"We're just going along and everybody — it's Kumbaya," Phelan said of the Navy's shipbuilding record. "It's almost as if you're waiting for a crisis to happen to ignite things. And I think in the business of warfare, that's a dangerous place to be."
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Why Bigger Fences Aren’t Enough in the Age of Drones
Traditional thinking about how to protect facilities must adapt to new threats such as drones or downstream attacks.
Army FLRAA decision likely in September, but Black Hawks will stick around
Army officials assure lawmakers they're putting their Future Vertical Lift helos through the testing ringer, and that the aircraft they're meant to replace won't be going anywhere anytime soon.
Echoing Hyten, Grady says Pentagon should stop over-classifying info
Adm. Christopher Grady appears poised to become the military's second highest ranking officer.
Key Democrats Lukewarm On SecDef Nominee; Biden Signals Return To Soft Power
"There really is former-general-officer fatigue, bordering on apprehension, on the Hill – on both sides of the aisle," a former Senate staffer says. "Trump really burned out a lot of folks."
Sen. Blumenthal Blocks Barrett, Demands Ban on AF Use of Trump Resorts
Sen. Richard Blumenthal says he was "disappointed" by Barbara Barrett in "her responses to questions during her office visit and public testimony" during her confirmation hearing, "factors that have also contributed to my uncertainty about her ability to lead the Air Force."
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