Stephen Losey

With Russia suspending participation in New START and the arms control treaty’s future in doubt, Congress wants to restore nuclear weapons to some B-52s.

Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin also did not explicitly say the Air Force would build its Next Generation Air Dominance fighter amid tight budgets.

The jet is the first F-15EX slated for delivery to the Air Force as it modernizes its fighter fleet.

Col. Josh Koslov, commander of the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing, once called a three-hour EW update a “moonshot,” but said it’s now within reach.

The defense appropriations bill would take a different approach than the proposed NDAA, which would cut F-35 purchases.

DIU and the Air Force want to use ETV in large numbers to “create an overwhelming dilemma” for an enemy, perhaps making it a candidate for Replicator.

To get these 747s ready to direct forces during a nuclear war, Sierra Nevada will add antennas and computers — and radiation-proof the aircraft.

The multi-billion dollar contract for Joint Direct Attack Munitions comes at a time when the military is trying to boost production of multiple weapons.