The US plans to fly the SR-72 Darkstar very soon, and this should be another feather in Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works’ cap. The much-anticipated aircraft, which supposedly will travel at Mach 5+ (nearly 4,000 mph), will rewrite the book on stealth and speed among aircraft.
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5 May, 2025 | Defense News Aerospace 2025
As reported by Indo-Pacific Defense Forum on May 4, 2025, U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers conducted their first operations from Misawa Air Base in northern Japan. Their arrival in April 2025 was previously reported by Army Recognition, confirming their initial deployment from the base. This milestone marks a significant evolution in the United States’ strategic bomber posture in the Indo-Pacific and highlights a growing emphasis on forward-deployed deterrence.
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MILLINGTON, Tenn. (NNS) — Those in the Navy Cryptology officer community were designated ‘Information Warfare Officers’ in May [2005] to reflect their roles in managing, moving and protecting information.
The name change affects officers with 161X, 164x, 644x and 744x designators. Currently, there are more than 860 officers with this designator. This move marks a new era, acknowledging the expanded skill sets and responsibilities the Navy has vested in these officers.
Now that the Navy has a separate cyber warfare community, cryptologic warfare can refocus on its traditional missions.
By Lieutenant Christian Montgomery, U.S. Navy
Until recently, Navy cryptologic warfare officers (CWOs) were responsible for three disciplines: electromagnetic warfare (EW), signals intelligence (SigInt), and cyberspace operations. To be promoted, officers sought experience in all three disciplines.1 However, the fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act directed the Navy to create a cyber force apart from the CW community, similar to the Army and Air Force cyber branches.2 In response, the Navy created the maritime cyber warfare officer and cyber warfare technician specialties to focus on offensive and defensive cyber operations.
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This post has been updated with additional information on the movements of Chinese carrier CNS Shandong.
The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is now operating in the Philippine Sea following a port visit to Guam, while elsewhere, a U.S. Navy destroyer carried out a Taiwan Strait passage on Wednesday while a U.S. littoral combat ship carried out a joint sail in the South China Sea with an Australian destroyer on Friday.
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CTOCM Penny M. Tardona, CNSG 8th Force Master, will join CTICM (Ret.) Matt Zullo, author of On the Roof Gang, at Fort Ward Park on Bainbridge Island, Washington, on 23 May at 9:30 AM. Together, they will dedicate a plaque honoring the incredible work of our early Cryptologists during World War II.
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