Lessons Learned From Afghanistan: Gen. Mark Milley

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Lessons Learned From Afghanistan: Gen. Mark Milley The anguish of dealing with the aftermath of the end of the Afghan war came through clearly in some of Defense Secretary Austin's testimony. "Did we have the right strategy? Did we have too many strategies? Did we put too much faith in our ability to build effective Afghan institutions, an army, an air force, the police force, and government ministries? We built a state, Mr. Chairman, but we could not forge a nation."

ABMS: Top Air Force Manager Pleads For Industry Aid "The challenge is taking the data that you want to share — you got to understand it, and how you want to share it — and then write the applications that give you that data quality at the highest level, and compress timelines for those decision makers," said Randy Walden, head of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office.

The Evolution of Terror Groups Since 9/11: From Tech to Politics Terrorist groups have evolved in the past two decades, some growing powerful enough that they are now seeking to transform into political actors.

SASC Frets DoD Missile Warning Satellite Efforts May Be Flailing The first Next-Gen OPIR satellites, designed to replace the current SBIRS missile warning constellation beginning in 2025, are likely to be delayed, says GAO in a new report.

SASC Adds Six F-35s To FY22 NDAA; Splits With House SASC would transfer authority for F-35 acquisition from the DoD Joint Program Office to the Air Force and Navy no later than Oct. 1, 2027.

Senate Bill Continues Push For Navy To Block Buy Amphibs The Senate's draft defense policy bill calls for the Navy secretary to produce a business case analysis for buying amphibious ships using block buy authorities.

Anduril Seeks Covert Sensing Capability With New Acquisition Defense Technology company Anduril Industries purchased Copious Imaging in a move to bolster its force protection portfolio.

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