Jennifer DiMascio

An Update on Peregrine Mission One:

Boeing's CST-100 Starliner on track to launch April 14, pending parachute aircraft drop test in January, says NASA's Phil McAlister. @BoeingSpace

.@SecAFOfficial at CNAS just now on the Hill's lack of budget progress related to his 'operational imperatives:' "I am looking at the possibility that my entire tenure in office will be spent waiting for money from the Congress."

USAF statement on B-21 starting flight tests:

F-35B Lightning II test pilot performed first night shipborne rolling vertical landing (SRVL) aboard HMS Prince of Wales, Royal Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, in Atlantic Ocean off US Eastern Seaboard after 9 p.m. Oct. 29. dvidshub.net/news/456819/f-…

@LeeHudson_ Congratulations Lee! Terrific news!!

Thanks Playbook — the news is out! Taking a break from the defense beat to spend time with my little guy.

NATO last week wrapped its largest air exercise, which prompted some Russian interest. The head of the ANG compared it to the interactions between US and Russian aircraft in Syria. I had a close-up look at the last day of flying at Air Defender: aviationweek.com/defense-space/…

For all the talk about the PLAAF hoping the USAF doesn't get many B-21s, the FY24 FYDP probably funds ~30 a/c including a likely FRP in FY28 at 8 airframes per year. Would expect 34-36 a/c operational by 2030 incl EMD airframes. 🔒AWIN aviationweek.com/awin/program/4…

Exclusive: The Air Force is leading a charge to press Congress to change how acquisitions can begin, starting work before full approval I talked w/ the service's AQ boss about why, which other service is totally on board, how much it will cost and more aviationweek.com/defense-space/…

Today, we successfully deployed our GHOSt 1 and 2 hyperspectral satellites into orbit aboard the #Transporter7 mission on a @SpaceX Falcon 9! The satellites are equipped with the most advanced #hyperspectral sensors in the industry. Read more here: globenewswire.com/news-release/2…

The recent circulation of U.S. military and intelligence documents amplifies warnings about Ukraine’s need for fighters and counter-air missiles. Listen in as Aviation Week editors discuss the situation. @TheDEWLine @Rotorfocus @beverstine @jbdimascio bit.ly/3KRIDz9

DARPA later this month will release a solicitation for a new, high-speed, runway-independent aircraft focused on special ops missions like infil/exfil and medevac aviationweek.com/defense-space/…

In the Jan. 26 notification to Congress, STRATCOM boss Gen. Cotton says China has more land-based ICBM launchers, but the US has more ICBMs and warheads equipped on those missiles:

2023 Saudi budget is out and shows that defence spending received a 43% upward revision during the course of 2022. Will receive a further 6% increase to $69bn this year which puts spending back at record levels following five years of cuts. 8% of GDP now spent on defence.

Orion has splashed down off the coast of Baja, California. Our spacecraft is home.

BREAKING: It is Bell. US Army awards Future Long Range Assault Aircraft to Bell. Program is to replace the Black Hawk fleet

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@johnkrausphotos We've ungated the story: aviationweek.com/defense-space/…

Thanks for the great shot, John, and Irene for a wonderful story: aviationweek.com/defense-space/…