Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) are attempting to push their $70 billion “Civilian Climate Corps” bill through Congress’ budget reconciliation process. Read More.
The Air Force is adjusting its plans for the Advanced Battle Management System after a skeptical Congress cut by almost half last year’s budget request to develop the new concept in command and control. For fiscal 2022, officials are asking for less money for ABMS and seeking to buy their first real capability: datalink pods that will enable the KC-46 tanker to help F-35s and F-22s share data.
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology – or MIT – is a center of higher learning that has churned out its share of “rocket scientists,” but lesser-known to many Americans is the Russian MITT, which is even more devoted to the study and innovation of rocket science. Read More.
The Defense Department is working to quickly procure a small, transportable nuclear reactor that could help bring energy to remote and austere environments. Read More.
The two RAF AWACS airborne early warning planes, codenamed “Nato 30” and “Nato 31”, were launched last week from RAF Waddington to ensure a radar “ring of steel” around the 60,000 tonne carrier and its escorts. Read More.
