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The bad welds are not on components that would impact ship safety or operations, but the Navy said it is reviewing at least 23 potentially impacted ships.
The DOD's fiscal 2026 budget calls for the Air Force to retire its remaining 162 A-10 attack planes. The Senate's version would have the service keep 103.
The memo directs the military services to create active duty formations by September, built for the sole purpose of scaling the use of drones across DOD.
“The principle and details of this redesigned cooperation are currently being discussed with the partners," French armaments agency DGA told Defense News.