In a widely anticipated development, this week saw the publication of the Department of Defense's budget report in full - adding detail to how the $773 billion package will be used by the U.S. military in FY2023.
While the Navy intends to field an air-launched air-breathing hypersonic anti-ship cruise missile no later than 2028, it also plans to retire its aging fleet of 22 Ticonderoga class guided-missile cruisers over the next five years, replacing them with Flight III Arleigh Burke class destroyers. The Air Force aims to reduce its expected overall F-15EX purchase to just 80 aircraft, lower than the 144 previously thought.
Now turning to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian forces have unleashed several mysterious attacks on strategic Russian targets not far across the Ukrainian border. Further issues have erupted over the transfer of military aid to Ukraine this week by allied nations, notably the intervention of Swiss authorities over the German transfer of anti-aircraft vehicles.
On April 25, the Marine Corps announced that its CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter is now operational, while the Air Force revealed plans to replace a portion of its fleet of E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning And Control System, or AWACS, aircraft with Boeing E-7 Wedgetail jets.
We are continuing our rolling coverage of the conflict in Ukraine as it develops.
Oliver Parken
The War Zone |
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