Space

A New CSAF, CCA Airborne, and Starship Success: The Rendezvous

Heather “Lucky” Penney talks to our team about what a new Chief of Staff of the Air Force will mean for the service and the broader defense environment. We also discuss the CCA’s first plight, plus ACC’s focus on readiness. The conversation valuates spacepower developments—everything from the most recent Starship launch to the X-37B mission and NTS-3.  Added to that, there are also a lot of issues going on with our partners and allies—quite a few are boosting their defense budgets, but some are calling into question buying U.S. systems. What does this mean for the defense ecosystem? We wrap looking at where the Sentinal Prorgam is headed these days and consider the latest with B-21 and B-52 modernization efforts.

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