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Appropriators puzzled by Air Force cuts to 'critical' programs - Roll Call

Appropriators want the Air Force to explain why the service is not buying aircraft it recently deemed critical.

Roll Call

China increases warship capability with production of guided-missile destroyers, experts say

Prof John Blaxland says China’s navy expansion is ‘in stark contrast’ to trajectories of other countries including Australia

The Guardian - AU

South China sea patrols to continue as RAAF declares China's air defences are 'not impenetrable'

Australia's new Air Force Chief says surveillance missions of the South China Sea will continue, as he confirms a "recent spate of unsafe incidences" in the contested region claimed by Beijing.

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China attacks unlikely to ramp up: chief

A senior Australian military official says he does not expect to see an increase of encounters with Chinese aircraft in the Indo-Pacific region.

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U.S. Air Force secretary: China's actions around Taiwan increase risk

U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said on Friday that China's actions around Taiwan increase the level of risk and he hoped that China's behaviour returns to the norms that were established before.

Reuters

Indian defence attaché now has unescorted access to Pentagon, says U.S. Air Force Secretary

“As of today, the Indian [defence] attaché team now has unescorted access in the Pentagon which is commencement with our close relationship with India’s status as a major defence partner,” Frank Kendall said

The Hindu

Battle over A-10: Lawmakers seek to break perennial deadlock on retiring aging warplanes

Every year the Air Force tries to retire the aircraft to save money. This time it might actually succeed.

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GOP appropriators blast Air Force plan to jettison 250 planes - Roll Call

Republican lawmakers blasted the Air Force’s proposal to retire 150 planes and transfer 100 drones to another agency.

Roll Call

Boeing gets out the Velcro to patch over another glitch with the Air Force tanker

Boeing this month discovered the latest in a long line of glitches on its KC-46 aircraft: Some trim hanging down above the over-wing emergency exit doors prevents them from opening.

Tribune News Service

Biden requests $813B for national defense

But skyrocketing inflation will drag the overall budget increases down

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