Warner Opposes DOD Cuts: Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John Warner (R-Va.) and five of his colleagues have expressed their ire over the expected $32 billion defense budget cut for 2007-11. The six on Dec. 16 sent a letter to President Bush outlining their opposition to ending the “modest” growth that, over the past few years, has helped the military recover from the “procurement holiday” of the 1990s.
B-21 Raider First Flight Now Postponed to 2023
May 20, 2022
The Air Force says the B-21 Raider won't make its first flight until 2023; about a six-month delay from the last official estimates. No reason was given for the delay. While other programs have recently chalked up schedule slips to supply chain and labor shortages, the Air Force has said…