Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) has sent Boeing a letter expressing his “disappointment” about company comments recently that he interpreted as disparaging of Mobile, Ala., reports George Talbot of the Press-Register. Mobile is the site of rival Northrop Grumman’s proposed KC-30 tanker production facility. Shelby called upon Boeing to “disavow the offensive remarks about Mobile” and “Alabama’s highly qualified workforce.” A Boeing spokesman told the newspaper that its comments focused on the “technical and schedule risk” inherent in starting up any new production plant, compared to ones that have years of operation, such as the Boeing lines in Everett, Wash., and Wichita, Kan. Both companies touted their contenders for the KC-X tanker replacement program during AFA’s recent 2007 Air & Space Conference in Washington.
DNI: Cyber Is The Common Weapon Among Top Adversaries
April 17, 2021
The top four U.S. adversaries—China, Russia, Iran and North Korea—are improving their military capabilities but relying increasingly on cyber means to challenge the U.S. and blunt its influence around the world, the intelligence community's annual threat assessment says. The report comes amid military tensions with both China and Russia.