Audrey Decker

Washington, D.C., United States

Reporter at Inside Defense

Air and Space Reporter at Defense One

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Today’s D Brief: Russia’s barrage; India-Pakistan ceasefire; SOCOM gear; Qatar’s proposed gift; And a bit more.

2 days ago | defenseone.com | Brad Peniston |Audrey Decker

Insights & Reports Russia barrages Ukraine as West turns up pressure for talks.
Trump’s F-15 basing decision adds to Air Force’s training troubles

1 week ago | defenseone.com | Audrey Decker

Insights & Reports President Donald Trump’s surprise decision to base a squadron of F-15EX fighter jets at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Michigan will strain the Air Force’s already overburdened F-15 training pipeline—potentially forcing the service to reevaluate its training standards or divert operational aircraft to training roles. The new jets heading to Michigan will replace the base’s A-10 Warthogs.
Sentinel ICBM program needs brand-new silos, Air Force says

1 week ago | spaceproject.govexec.com | Audrey Decker

The Air Force has to dig new silos for its Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program, instead of reusing Minuteman III silos as originally planned, according to the service. “The Air Force continues to assess its options and design concepts as part of doing good systems engineering.
Air Force begins ground testing for CCA program

1 week ago | defenseone.com | Audrey Decker

The Air Force has started ground-testing the prototype robot wingmen offered by General Atomics and Anduril ahead of their first flight this summer, the service announced today. The tests of the collaborative combat aircraft will focus on “propulsion systems, avionics, autonomy integration, and ground control interfaces. These assessments will validate performance, inform future design decisions, and prepare the systems for flight testing later this year,” the service said.
Pentagon warns it’s not prepared for homeland drone attack

1 week ago | spaceproject.govexec.com | Audrey Decker

Citing the hundreds of drones that flew around military sites last year, defense officials warn that the Pentagon is still unprepared to defend its installations—but say a new standard operating procedure, and expanded authorities, could help.
State of the Space Force 2025

2 weeks ago | spaceproject.govexec.com | Audrey Decker

When President Donald Trump signed the Space Force into existence, he hailed space as the “world’s newest warfighting domain.” Five years later, the Space Force is fully embracing its role as "warfighters”—arguing for new gear to defeat enemy satellites and control the heavens.
Pentagon warns it’s not prepared for homeland drone attack

2 weeks ago | defenseone.com | Audrey Decker

Insights & Reports April 30, 2025 05:29 AM ET Drones Homeland Citing the hundreds of drones that flew around military sites last year, defense officials warn that the Pentagon is still unprepared to defend its installations—but say a new standard operating procedure, and expanded authorities, could help.
Next wave of Air Force drone wingmen could be cheaper, official says

2 weeks ago | spaceproject.govexec.com | Audrey Decker

The Air Force’s next batch of Collaborative Combat Aircraft will likely be on the “low-end” for both cost and capability, a service official said Tuesday—not more advanced than the first, as earlier statements had suggested. Work is already underway on “increment two” of the CCA program, which former-Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall had previously described as more advanced and expensive than “increment one.” But now officials are suggesting that future drones will be more budget-friendly.
Next Wave of Air Force Drone Wingmen Could Be Cheaper

2 weeks ago | realcleardefense.com | Audrey Decker

Next Wave of Air Force Drone Wingmen Could Be CheaperThe service is eyeing flying CCAs alongside the E-7 radar plane and B-21 bomber, in addition to fighters
Boeing’s defense arm is back in the black, but ‘not claiming victory’ yet

2 weeks ago | spaceproject.govexec.com | Audrey Decker

Boeing’s defense unit reported no losses last quarter, returning to profitability after nearly a year. Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg credited progress on several of its thorny programs, but cautioned that the Defense, Space & Security unit is not in the clear yet. BDS, which reported a record total of $4.9 billion losses last year, reported no losses in the first quarter of 2025.