The U.S. military published its unfunded priorities list for the 2022 defense budget.
The list is made up of things the armed forces want, but not enough to officially ask for.
This year, the list includes more fighter jets for the Air Force, a destroyer for the Navy, and helicopters for the Army.
The U.S. military’s official wish list is out for 2022. The unfunded priorities list, a laundry list of “nice-to-have” funding, includes a dozen new F-15EX fighters, a guided missile destroyer, and missiles and helicopters. Congress typically uses the list as a roadmap to boost defense spending
Northern Edge 21 Wraps Up Achieving Important Testing Goals Of New Capabilities For The Joint Forces
Northern Edge 21 Wraps Up Achieving Important Testing Goals Of New Capabilities For The Joint Forces
A view from the cockpit of the U-2 Dragon Lady as it flies over the USS Roosevelt during Northern Edge 21. (Photo: U.S. Air Force/Beale AFB)
The high-end realistic scenario of Northern Edge 21 allowed testers to assess the behaviour of new systems and upgrades before their fielding to frontline units.
Northern Edge 21, the premier bi-annual joint exercise of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, took place this year through May 3 to May 14 in locations in and around Alaska. The exercise, which involved Air Force, Army, Marines and Navy, recreated high-end realistic warfighter training to practice tactics, techniques and procedures and to improve command, control and communication relationships, improving the joint interoperability and enhancing the combat readiness in a large force employ
Air Force Bomber Completes Hypersonic Missile Test Amid China, Russia Arms Race
On 5/13/21 at 1:01 PM EDT
A B-52 has completed the first successful off-ground test of a hypersonic missile being developed by the U.S. Air Force, as the Pentagon races against China and Russia to develop the next generation of weapons.
A B-52 Stratofortress bomber flew a 13-hour round trip to Alaska from Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana to test data transmission and target sensing for the AGM-183 air-launched rapid response weapon or ARRW on May 5, according to an Air Force statement released on Thursday.
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By WYATT OLSON | STARS AND STRIPES Published: May 11, 2021 Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bombers have been front and center during the ongoing Northern Edge exercise in Alaska, first testing target data for an experimental hypersonic missile and then working with fighter jets. On May 5, a B-52 flew a 13-hour roundtrip sortie to Alaska from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., to test data transmission and target sensing for the AGM-183 Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon, a hypersonic missile being developed by Lockheed Martin for the Air Force, the service said in a news release Thursday. A prototype of the hypersonic missile traveled up to eight times the speed of sound with a range of 1,000 miles, according to a report last month by the Congressional Research Service.
accelerate change; by bringing the F-15EX to Northern Edge already, we are getting after that objective,” said Col. Ryan Messer, 53rd Wing commander. “Northern Edge is the ideal initial stress test for the platform, and we are fully integrating it just like any other aircraft participating. The objective of operational tests isn’t for everything to go perfectly, but to identify what needs improvement, and Northern Edge, with its opportunities for fourth-fifth generation integration in a complex range environment, will show us exactly that.”
Eshkenazi explained the F-15EX is able to come to an exercise like Northern Edge and safely participate in an operationally complex and dynamic environment because it’s not an altogether new platform. Much of the initial testing typically required on a new platform was accomplished during flight tests of the other versions of the F-15. This has also allowed for seamless integration between developmental and operational tests between the