The US Navy has been pivoting from a Cold War alignment toward a more modern, flexible fleet as the focus shifts to the ...

Tensions escalated sharply on June 23 after Iran launched a missile strike on the US-run Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, ...

It also specifically advocates for the creation of a Civil Reserve Manufacturing Network that would establish “ready-to-scale defense production” and calls for Congress to fund it as soon as FY26.

As of last year, the Civil Reserve Air Fleet included 441 aircraft from 27 commercial carriers, which is leaner compared to the 553 from back in 2014, but still robust. These jets handle over 90% ...

The National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF) is often deemed part of the mothball fleet, and it boasted 2,077 vessels in 1950. These numbers fell to 274 by 2003 and plummeted again to 91 by 2021.

President Trump’s National Security Team will hopefully soon be assembled and one of its first tasks is to create a National Security Strategy (NSS,) reflective of how the new administration ...

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Though the service is in the process of transitioning away from F-16s, only 10 of the Air National Guard’s 25 fighter units have been announced as F-22, F-35, or F-15EX squadrons.

Under this construct, which lawmakers just greenlit in the House Armed Service Committee’s version of the annual defense policy bill, companies would voluntarily join the space reserve and be on ...

Established in 1951, the Civil Reserve Air Fleet allows the Pentagon to partner with commercial air carriers to boost capacity if ever needed during a national defense emergency.

About 85% of all U.S. military cargo is currently housed in the country, said Capt. Douglas Harrington, who is responsible for the operations and management of the National Defense Reserve Fleet ...

About 85% of all U.S. military cargo is currently housed in the country, said Capt. Douglas Harrington, who is responsible for the operations and management of the National Defense Reserve Fleet ...