Milley, Austin Defend A-10, Global Hawk Retirements At SASC

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Milley, Austin Defend A-10, Global Hawk Retirements At SASC "We've got to recognize and begin to shift toward a future operating environment and the changing character of war, and we must shift the capabilities that are going to be relevant, survivable and effective against a tier one adversary sometime in the future. This is a modest decrease in the number of A-10s I think it is an acceptable risk and I support the Air Force's recommendation," Gen. Milley said.

Lockheed Martin To Build Up To 139 F-35s This Year Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office are expected to need a six-month stop-gap contract before inking a deal for sustainment through 2023, company officials say.

'Systematically Attack' What Makes Cyber Attacks Possible: WH Cyber Director Nominee "If the past year has taught us anything, it's the obligation we have as leaders to anticipate the unimaginable," CISA nominee Easterly said. "I believe as a nation we remain at great risk of a catastrophic cyberattack."

Who's Who in Defense: Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., Chief of Staff of the Air Force Confirmed as Air Force Chief of Staff in August 2020, Brown is the senior uniformed Air Force officer responsible for the training, equipping, and organization of nearly 700,000 active-duty, Guard, Reserve, and civilian forces.

The Five Surprises In Pentagon's 2022 Budget Most observers had expected an increase in the Navy's shipbuilding accounts with this budget, especially after the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, said that, even as an Army general, he would support budget increases for the Navy and Air Force in light of the Chinese threat. But this budget decommissions 12 ships and buys relatively few replacements.

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