U.S. Acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan says the executive branch will nominate the Space Force chief of staff in “weeks, not months.”

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) is concerned the U.S. Air Force launch services procurement strategy will not yield a fair and open competition.

The U.S. Navy's next-generation Ford-class aircraft carrier will experience at least a three-month delivery delay to the operational fleet because of issues with its nuclear powerplant.