Air Force to Bring More C-5s Back to Service

After several years of removing C-5s from active service the Air Force wants to reverse the trend and increase the number of Galaxy aircraft. A few years ago, the size of the fleet was more than 100 aircraft; today, it’s half of that, according to Gen. Carlton Everhart, the head of Air Mobility Command. Over […]

Air Force to Keep U-2 Spy Plane “well into the future”

Discussion of the Air Force retiring the famed U-2 spy plane took a change in direction when the 2018 fiscal year budget did not have a retirement date for the aircraft. “There is not a retirement date for the U-2 in this budget,” Maj. Gen. James Martin, the Air Force’s deputy assistant secretary for budget, […]

Boeing smells blood in the water and is coming for Lockheed Martin’s F-35 business

It’s no secret that Lockheed Martin’s F-35C naval variant has been plagued by cost overruns and setbacks throughout it’s production, but now it seems Boeing, Lockheed’s main rival, smells blood in the water and is capitalizing on the aircraft’s troubles. The F-35C promised to revolutionize carrier aircraft by becoming the first stealth plane to launch from […]

The F-35 program has a new, unexpected enemy — the strong dollar

The F-35 program has hit another snag, this time not an expensive production mishap or overrun, but the strength of the dollar itself. At Lockheed Martin’s 2017 Media Day, Jeff Babione, general manager of the F-35 program, laid out the “blueprint for affordability,” or the defense giant’s plan to bring down the cost of the Joint […]

SECDEF James Mattis weighs in on the need for Trump’s defense spending hike

Secretary of Defense James Mattis appeared before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense on Wednesday to emphasize the importance of President Trump’s proposed $30 billion defense spending increase for fiscal year 2017.  Defense Secretary Mattis was joined for the hearing by Marine Corps General and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Joe Dunford. Mattis […]

Trump’s budget blueprint aims to build defense, curb national debt

The 2018 “America First” Budget Blueprint was released by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), indicating in no uncertain terms the Trump administration’s intent to bolster the military and make significant cuts across the federal government. Stressing the promises he made to the American people to place national security and public safety first, President […]

U.S. Coast Guard counter-terror assets may be eliminated by new budget

The proposed budget by the Trump administration reportedly includes guidance to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to eliminate the Coast Guard’s counter-terrorism and specialized law enforcement units, according to the Associated Press. The teams proposed to be cut are the Maritime Security and Response Team (MSRT), based in Chesapeake, Virginia and the ten separate […]

Trump calls for a $54 billion increase on defense spending

According to White House Budget Officials, President Trump is preparing to unveil his new defense spending plan, which will include adding $54 billion to the existing defense budget, and cutting the same from non-defense related costs, including a large reduction in foreign aid. “This budget will be a public safety and national security budget,” Trump […]

Two Navy Carrier Air Wings May Cease Operations Due to Budget Woes

The US Navy has stated that two of their 10 carrier air wings may have to literally stop operations due to a lack of funding. In addition, the Navy says two more air wings will have to operate at minimum levels of only 11 flight hours per month for each pilot. Any military pilot will […]

Differing Opinion | I don’t understand the Hudson H9

In a land dominated by CZ and Glock I can understand how something new and outside the box can be exciting. The Hudson H9 initially sparked my interest when I heard about it. 15 round magazine, low bore axis, and all steel construction sounded pretty neat. However people have been claiming that this gun is […]

Air Force Wants New Engines for B-52’s But Has No Money Budgeted

It is estimated that the 70 B-52 Stratofortress bombers in service may fly another 20 to 30 years or more. The Pentagon has been looking at proposals for new B-52 engines for years but has never actually added them to the budget. Vice Chief of Staff General Stephen Wilson said Tuesday that it “makes great […]