Hegseth asks Army’s top general to retire, fires two others as Iran war rages
The Pentagon intends to replace him with a leader aligned with Hegseth and President Donald Trump’s vision for the Army, an official told Military Times.
By Tanya Noury
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Iranian strikes target the infrastructure behind US airpower
Iran has struck radar systems, satellite communications and mission-critical aircraft at US bases across Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
By Michael Scanlon
US Army prepares to choose homes for Iron Dome weapons
The Army's deployment to Iron Dome generated lessons learned that will feed into the service's decision on where Iron Dome will be stationed in the future.
By Jen Judson
Navy dramatically increases funding for secretive Project Overmatch
The Navy is seeking $195 million for the effort in fiscal year 2023, a a 167% increase over the $73 million the service received for the effort in fiscal 2022.
By Nathan Strout
Air Force wants to send Tyndall’s F-22 jets to the boneyard
The jets and their crews have been in limbo since Hurricane Michael hit the base in 2018.
Biden budget would mean smallest Army since WWII
Army officials claimed the requested cuts are motivated by recruiting woes.
US Army’s $178 billion FY23 budget protects modernization, cuts end strength
The U.S. Army's fiscal 2023 budget request is only a 1.7% increase over the FY22 enacted budget for a total of $178 billion but service officials say the request preserves its modernization efforts and its readiness for another year while reducing its end strength by 12,000 troops in order to preserve quality.
By Jen Judson
Cuts to Army’s IVAS were ‘good oversight’ by Congress, says acquisitions boss
Lawmakers recently froze some $350 million in IVAS procurement money until initial testing and evaluation are completed, and until Congress is updated on the project’s progress.
US, Filipino forces start war drills in region facing Taiwan
Thousands of American and Filipino forces opened on Monday one of their largest combat exercises in years.
Webcast: Army Spring Update 2022
A conversation with Doug Bush, newly sworn in as Army’s head of acquisition and logistics
Stinger and Javelin production can be boosted, says Army acquisitions chief
The U.S. has sent Ukraine an array of weapons and other equipment in recent weeks. An $800 million security package announced March 16 included 800 Stinger and 2,000 Javelin systems.
US Air Force establishes new information warfare detachment
Dubbed Detachment 1, the new group is a hybrid wing-level organization designed to connect airmen from multiple locations as they accelerate readiness.
By Nathan Strout