The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee is prioritizing investment in military modernization, with an eye toward the electromagnetic spectrum.
The additional money includes $442 million for the U.S. Space Force to buy one Wideband Gapfiller Satellite for high-data rate military communication services.
The war in Ukraine has highlighted shortfalls in the stockpile and industrial base for missiles, with both sides expending thousands of missiles so far.
U.S. Air Force plans include keeping Boeing F-15Es with higher-thrust engines for the long-term, leaving the majority of the fleet vulnerable to retirement.
The U.S. Air Force needs to reach a decision on the future of engines on its Lockheed Martin F-35 fleet quickly, though Secretary Frank Kendall says he is not s