Pentagon Allows Trump to Use Qatari Jet as Air Force One 4 min read Military Intelligence Pentagon Allows Trump to Use Qatari Jet as Air Force One James Bond Stockdale 2025.05.22 70 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted a Boeing 747-8 jet from Qatar that President Donald Trump plans...Read More
More B-21s May Be Necessary If B-52J Upgrade Goes Awry, Allvin Says 4 min read Military Intelligence More B-21s May Be Necessary If B-52J Upgrade Goes Awry, Allvin Says James Bond Stockdale 2025.05.22 115 The Air Force might want to buy more than the planned 100 B-21 bombers, particularly if the...Read More
USAF Has Started Planning for Qatari 747 to Enter Presidential Service as Air Force One 4 min read Military Intelligence USAF Has Started Planning for Qatari 747 to Enter Presidential Service as Air Force One James Bond Stockdale 2025.05.21 111 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the Air Force to start planning modifications to the 747-8 gifted...Read More
Space Force Losing 14 Percent of Civilian Workers as It Faces ‘Outsize Impact’ of Pentagon Job Cuts 3 min read Military Intelligence Space Force Losing 14 Percent of Civilian Workers as It Faces ‘Outsize Impact’ of Pentagon Job Cuts James Bond Stockdale 2025.05.21 81 The Space Force, which ensures the U.S. military’s ability to operate in space, is facing a terrestrial...Read More
Air Force Reserve Pilots Short $26 Million for Flying Hours, Putting ‘Proficiency at Risk’ 3 min read Military Intelligence Air Force Reserve Pilots Short $26 Million for Flying Hours, Putting ‘Proficiency at Risk’ James Bond Stockdale 2025.05.21 77 Air Force Reserve Command is running out of cash to give pilots the flying practice they need...Read More
The Biggest News from India-Pakistan Air Battle: the Kill Chain 4 min read Military Intelligence The Biggest News from India-Pakistan Air Battle: the Kill Chain James Bond Stockdale 2025.05.20 73 The most important element of an air-to-air engagement in the recent India-Pakistan conflict may be how Pakistan...Read More
McConnell Air Force Base Evacuates Tankers from Tornado’s Path 3 min read Military Intelligence McConnell Air Force Base Evacuates Tankers from Tornado’s Path James Bond Stockdale 2025.05.20 76 McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., conducted a major relocation of its tanker fleet ahead of the severe...Read More
US Will Have a Tough Time Deterring All Chinese Attacks in Space, Report Says 6 min read Military Intelligence US Will Have a Tough Time Deterring All Chinese Attacks in Space, Report Says James Bond Stockdale 2025.05.20 91 Unclear signaling, secret technology, ambiguous policies, and a zero-sum outlook on security may make it “extremely challenging”...Read More
Boeing Resumes KC-46 Deliveries After Work to Fix Cracks 4 min read Military Intelligence Boeing Resumes KC-46 Deliveries After Work to Fix Cracks James Bond Stockdale 2025.05.20 78 Deliveries of Boeing’s KC-46A Pegasus tanker to the U.S. Air Force have restarted following a roughly three-month...Read More
Severely Damaged Korean F-35 Gets Second Life After Crash Thanks to Novel Repair 4 min read Military Intelligence Severely Damaged Korean F-35 Gets Second Life After Crash Thanks to Novel Repair James Bond Stockdale 2025.05.20 82 There is a new capability to repurpose a damaged F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter. The F-35 Joint...Read More