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Why America Desperately Needs the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter The reality is that the nation needs the F-35 and backing off the program now would present an exceedingly dangerous risk. The United States Air Force faces a crucial juncture regarding the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Anyone watching the news over recent months could not miss the high-velocity onslaught against the program. Whether it was House Armed Services Chairman Adam Smith referring to the 5 th generation fighter as a “rathole” or news headlines saying the aircraft “has failed,” the message was incredibly aggressive and...

By Lauren C. Williams NOTE: This story first appeared on FCW.com. The Democrats are poised to lead defense policy from both chambers of Congress when Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island takes over as chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee when a power-sharing agreement in the 50-50 Senate is finalized. Reed will inherit the gavel of Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), and will be the first Democrat to run the committee since 2015. The soft-spoken senator and former Army veteran is known for being tough when it counts, particularly on personnel, leadership and technology issues. Reed recently warn...

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It will take time for the Biden administration to build its national security and defense strategies. In the absence of a new defense strategy, the most logical route for Congress would be to plan a two-year budget deal that buys back readiness and investment lost to the Budget Control Act. By   Mackenzie Eaglen on January 10, 2021 at 4:58 PM

By   Colin Clark on December 23, 2020 at 6:00 AM WASHINGTON: The most overlooked story of 2020, including by this publication, is that having a president, Donald Trump, largely divorced from making military decisions worked pretty well for the US military. What do I mean? President Trump loved to point to “my generals” as if this marked some special genius on his part (many senators might not agree about to whom they belong) but he appeared to exercise a very light touch on the vast majority of important military decisions, especially budgetary ones. He rarely weighed in on operational...