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Pentagon expected to deny funding for Hawaii radar [The Honolulu Star-Advertiser] Apr. 22—For the second year in a row, the Defense Department is reportedly planning to zero out funding for the $1.9 billion Homeland Defense Radar-Hawaii—a move that could represent a death knell for the costly radar that’s now seen as less of a priority among evolving missile threats and competing demands. The Pentagon previously redirected funding for the powerful sensor intended for North Korean threats ...

Sen. Tuberville: Biden infrastructure plan is a ‘farce’ WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 25: Sen. Tommy Tuberville is shown on Capitol Hill on March 25, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik-Pool/Getty Images) OAN Newsroom Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) said the Biden administration’s infrastructure plan is a farce. Tuberville slammed the massive $2 trillion proposal while speaking on the Senate floor Monday. The Republican senator said calling what the Democrats are pushing an infrastr...

News From Antiwar.com Top US/NATO Commander Prepared to Use ‘Full Weight of the Transatlantic Alliance’ Against Russia and China General Tod Wolters, the dual-hatted top commander of U.S. European Command and NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe, testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on April 13 as part of a review of the 2022 Pentagon authorization request and the Future Years Defense Program. He appeared primarily in his first capacity, though the two roles are coterm...

Biden requests $715B for Pentagon, hinting at administration’s future priorities 7 hours ago The first installment of President Joe Biden’s budget plan contained only top-line discretionary spending numbers. (Alex Brandon/AP) WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden’s fiscal 2022 budget request asks for $753 billion in national security funding, an increase of 1.6 percent that includes $715 billion for the Defense Department. The request, rolled out Friday, amounts to a slight decrea...

Senators press for more on SolarWinds hack after AP report Associated Press 1 hr ago By ALAN SUDERMAN, Associated Press © Provided by Associated Press Sen. Gary Peters., D-Mich., speaks during a hearing to examine United States Special Operations Command and United States Cyber Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2022 and the Future Years Defense Program, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, March 25, 2021, in Washington. (Anna Moneymaker/The New Yo...

Boeing Delivers First F-15EX Jet to U.S. Air Force

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The U.S. Air Force Has a Master Plan for the F-15EX Fighter The Air Force has estimated F-15EX fighter shares about 70 percent of parts with the current F-15Cs and F-15Es that they will be replacing. Not only are the original production lines in St. Louis still in place, but the training facilities, maintenance depots, and other infrastructure can be also be readily shifted to F-15EX support. Even as the United States Air Force continues to acquire the fifth-generation Lockheed Martin F-35 Lig...

“The F-15EX is ready to fight as soon as it comes off the line.” The F-15EX is a two-seat fighter with U.S.-only capabilities. It features a deep magazine that can carry a load of advanced weapons. The platform also requires minimal transitional training or additional manpower and little to no infrastructure changes, ensuring the continuation of the mission. “When delivered, we expect bases currently operating the F-15 to transition to the new EX platform in a matter of months versus ye...

The First F-15EX Received U.S. Air Force Camouflage And Markings The First F-15EX Received U.S. Air Force Camouflage And Markings The first F-15EX landing at the end of its first flight after being painted with the USAF camouflage. If you look closely, you can see that the pilot is flying with a folded US flag in the cockpit. (Photo: Alex Farwell/vikingaeroimages) The F-15EX was photographed during its first flight after receiving the classic F-15C/D camouflage and the 40th Flight Test Squadron...