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Air Force

Senators Want Answers On Air Force’s $1 Billion ECSS Cancellation

Tuesday, December 11th, 2012

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The heads of the Senate Armed Services Committee want an Air Force explanation behind its decision to cancel the Expeditionary Combat Support System (ECSS), for which they say the service spent more than $1 billion on, but apparently failed to produce any significant military capability. Calling ECSS possibly “one of the most egregious examples of mismanagement in recent history,” committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and Ranking Member John McCain (R-Ariz.) asked Defense Secretary Leon Panetta in their Dec. 5 letter…

Missile Defense

Guetlein On Golden Dome: ‘We Cannot Protect This Nation And Bankrupt It At The Same Time’

While there has been criticism among missile defense advocates of Golden Dome’s development pace after the signing of an executive order in January last year, Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein, […]

Missile Defense

Interview with Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus

Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), a co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus in Congress and a member of the House Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces panel, discusses the transformative defense investments […]

Space

Space Force PAE For Infrastructure Completing Move To Colorado Springs

U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) for infrastructure–a $4 billion contracting hub for SSC–is completing a move from Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. to […]

Congress

Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin Support For Marines’ JLTV Second Supplier Effort

Wisconsin’s GOP congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to support legislative language enabling the Marine Corps to potentially bring in a second Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) supplier. The […]