AEROSPACE AND MILITARY NEWS
By Joseph Clark , DOD News The Defense Department remains committed to strengthening its technical advantage in a strategic environment that is increasingly being shaped by high-tech competition, a senior Pentagon policy official said yesterday. Mara E. Karlin, performing the duties of deputy undersecretary of defense for policy, said DOD’s ability to accelerate innovation and adoption of … Read More “DOD Harnessing Emerging Tech to Maintain Enduring Advantage” »
The U.S. military’s elite special operations command doesn’t want its planes tracked, according to a procurement document. By: Sam Biddle A TECHNOLOGY WISH LIST circulated by the U.S. military’s elite Joint Special Operations Command suggests the country’s most secretive war-fighting component shares an anxiety with the world’s richest man: Too many people can see where they’re … Read More “PENTAGON JOINS ELON MUSK’S WAR AGAINST PLANE TRACKING” »
By Michael Lee | Fox News The Air Force is seeking to eliminate nearly half of its elite Tactical Air Control Party over the next three years as it continues to retire the legendary A-10 Warthog aircraft. The special operations job field, referred to as TACP, will shrink to roughly 2,130 positions from its current manning of about 3,700, … Read More “Elite Air Force operators brace for uncertain future as Pentagon pulls plug on A-10 Warthog fleet” »
By Jen Judson I Monday, Mar 20 WASHINGTON — The U.S. and Japan are exploring a partnership to develop a hypersonic missile defense capability as the Pentagon enters the early stages of a program to develop an interceptor capable of neutralizing hypersonic threats in the glide phase of flight. Vice Adm. Jon Hill, who leads the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, … Read More “US, Japan exploring partnership on hypersonic missile interceptor” »
