The F-35 is the Air Force’s top-of-the-line fighter jet, but how many do they need and how many can they afford? Valerie Insinna, Air Warfare Reporter at Defense News, said the Air Force would buy all of the approximately 1,700 F-35s in the program of record if it had unlimited funds but that other weapons […]
Christine Wormuth looks to be on the way to becoming the next secretary of the Army after her confirmation hearing this week. Two other high-level nominees have also made it through the hearing process, and more are coming. Aaron Mehta, Deputy Editor and Senior Pentagon Correspondent at Defense News, said most of the nominees coming […]
The F-35 program will get a closer look from the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee in this Congress. Congressman Adam Smith calls the program a “failure on a massive freaking scale.” “I think what’s new here is that the Air Force has actually come out and they’re saying, ‘we’re studying our tactical aircraft […]
Anne Joseph O’Connell, Professor of Law at Stanford Law School, and Aaron Mehta, Deputy Editor and Senior Pentagon Correspondent for Defense News, discuss delays in the nomination and confirmation processes for top leaders
Aaron Mehta, Deputy Editor and Sr. Pentagon Correspondent for Defense News, discusses how the results of the election will impact the future of defense
Valerie Insinna, Air Warfare Reporter for Defense News, talks about the delay in the F-35 program moving to full-rate production and the replacement of the Autonomic Logistics Information System
Aaron Mehta, Deputy Editor and Sr. Pentagon Correspondent for Defense News, discusses new payment options for foreign arms customers and concerns that some defense contractors have
