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Air Force review spotlights risks in space agency’s go-fast approach
The report recommends SDA make process and culture changes as it looks to scale from handfuls of demo satellites to hundreds of operational spacecraft.
Iran more than doubles Revolutionary Guard’s budget in FY22 bill
Legislation for Iran's fiscal 2022 budget showns the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps will receive $22 billion.
By Agnes Helou
Ajax acquisition debacle prompts legal probe at UK Defence Ministry
What started as a misfiring armored-vehicle program has grown into a full-blown investigation of British Army safety and procurement culture, with the Ministry of Defence planning to appoint a senior legal figure to consider issues highlighted by failings in the Ajax project.
Congress passes defense policy bill with budget boost, military justice reforms
After months of debate and weeks of angst, the Senate has sent its annual defense bill to the president.
NATO looking at holistic path to boost cyber defense arsenal
NATO is moving into 2022 determined to increase its cyber defense posture, investing in new capabilities, refreshing its policies, and learning from recent exercises to do so.
Jet ejection seat, breathing system oversight strengthened in defense bill
The provisions of the defense policy bill aim to prevent further deaths and injuries among military pilots.
Saudi Arabia decreases defense spending to $46 billion
Saudi Arabia will spend $46 billion on its military in 2022, about a 10% decrease from the 2021 defense budget, according to the kingdom’s fiscal statement.
By Agnes Helou
New British military chief unveils agenda centered on reforms
Upcoming tasks include a pivot in equipment requirements from older sunset platforms towards space, robotics and cyber; restructuring and cutting the size of the Army; and a policy of increasing military deployments overseas, Radakin said.
House passes defense bill 363-70; Senate up next
The House passed a new compromise defense policy bill and sent it to the Senate Tuesday, endorsing a $25 billion increase over President Joe Biden’s defense budget request for 2022
By Joe Gould
Space Force launches experimental payloads into orbit
Among the technologies launched is a Department of Energy payload built to provide better detection of nuclear detonations.
By Nathan Strout