The U.S. Air Force proposes to retire 1,463 aircraft and buy 467 between fiscal 2023 to 2027 in the Future Years Defense Program, resulting in a net loss of 997 aircraft. 

Every category of incident, from the most expensive Class A through the lowest Class D, has increased for ship-related operations since 2011.

The assistance raises the Biden administration’s overall financial commitment to Ukraine’s defense to about $15.2 billion.

The discovery puts pressure on Lockheed’s goal to deliver 147-153 F-35s this year and highlights growing concerns about Chinese suppliers in critical U.S. defense supply chains.

The Pentagon plans within the next week to release new guidance on reducing the impact of inflation on vendors, particularly smaller companies that have firm, fixed-price contracts without flexibility to deal with increasing costs.

Ben Wallace will continue as UK defense secretary in the new government formed by new Prime Minister Liz Truss.

The U.S. Marine Corps is trying out the so-called expeditionary advanced basing operations concept with its Lockheed Martin F-35B fighters while on deployment to Australia.

The deals come as Chinese naval ships continue to prowl the waters around Taiwan after tensions heightened in early August.