L Todd Wood sits down with former Delta Force commander Pete Blaber, an AFP contributor, who discusses the lead up to the Ukraine War and assigns blame.
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The Space Force has established a cross-functional “technical integrated planning team” dedicated to evaluating space-based capabilities that can contribute to President Donald Trump’s vision for a next-generation homeland missile defense system, according to a senior Space Force official.
Under the “Iron Dome for America” executive order published in January, Trump has tasked Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to create a plan to field a multi-layered missile defense architecture for the U.S. homeland.
The Air Force has taken the lead in the friendly competition among the U.S. military branches about which service can produce the best reenlistment photo.
Vandenberg Space Force Base in California shared a jaw-dropping photo on Saturday, showing Air Force Master Sgt. Eric Burks reenlisting as a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket takes off from the launchpad.
Burks currently serves as Space Launch Delta 30 Public Affairs superintendent, Vandenberg posted on Facebook. Air Force Maj.
Ukraine’s battlefield transformation shows how fast a military can adapt when it stops trying to predict the future. After less than two years at war, Ukraine ditched a clunky, centrally-planned acquisition system and replaced it with a weapon delivery pipeline driven by real-time operational feedback, commercial partnerships, and direct engagement with frontline operators. The Pentagon should follow suit.
The top-down requirements process Ukraine’s military inherited from Moscow in the 1990s kept headquarters analysts employed but left 87 percent of needs unfulfilled.
The Army is planning for a unit exercise later this year followed by an operational demonstration early next year for a new key spectrum visualization tool, to support a potential decision about rapid fielding.
The Danish Defence Armed Forces has awarded an additional contract to RTX’s Raytheon for the supply of ELCAN Specter DR dual role sights.
More than 80% of researchers who investigate veteran cancers, burn pit exposures and mental health for the Department of Veterans Affairs fear their work is on the chopping block under new hiring freezes and budget cuts.
“They’re doing this with people’s lives,” said one VA researcher who lost their job this month. “There’s no, like, ‘OK, we’ll build a new spaceship and put it back on the launch pad.’ That damage is done.
Babcock has secured a second contract from Nato’s Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) to offer expert advice on wargaming activities.
The outcome in the German election could see a focus on defence integration in Europe, eschewing the United States.
As part of the Trump administration’s wide-ranging overhaul of the US Pentagon, between 5-8% of probationary civilian workers will be fired.