From blueprint to the battlefield, how the US is preparing for tomorrow’s world order

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‘Actively shrinking’: Guard generals push Congress for 100 new fighters a year

A total of 22 generals signed a letter to Congress this month calling for multiyear funding to buy between 72 and 100 new fighters per year.
Combat search and rescue’s uncertain future: As A-10s phase out, US Air Force faces questions of what comes next

The U.S. Air Force is moving forward with plans to retire the A-10, which for decades has proven ideally suited for combat search-and-rescue operations.
Starlink outage hit drone tests, exposing Pentagon’s growing reliance on SpaceX

Last August, a global outage across Elon Musk’s satellite network left U.S. Navy unmanned surface vessels bobbing off California, halting operations.
How the US military could clear mines from the Strait of Hormuz

An arsenal of drones, explosive‑laden robots and helicopters can help reduce risk, though de‑mining crews could still be vulnerable to Iranian attacks.