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Information sharing on national military expenditure

Governments can report their annual military spending to the United Nations. This may increase confidence among States within regions and beyond.

Limiting military spending?

Over the past century, governments have sought ways to reach a global agreement on reductions in military expenditures. Various proposals were discussed in the League of Nations, and later in the UN. Early proposals in the UN focused on reducing the expenditures of States with large militaries, and on freeing up funds for development aid.

Focus on transparency

Proposals for cutting military spending did not materialize. However, they led to the development of the UN Standardized Instrument for Reporting Military Expenditures in 1981—later renamed United Nations Report on Military Expenditures (MilEx)—under which countries are encouraged to report on their military expenditures.

 The original goal of MilEx—to facilitate reduction of military expenditures—gradually gave way to another important goal: to increase transparency and build confidence among States. If States submit reports every year, MilEx will provide insight on military spending patterns and contribute to increased international trust and security.

Building trust

Sharing information on military expenditures is important for increasing trust between governments in all parts of the world. But having this information available is only the first step in confidence-building. As a follow-up measure, authorities from different countries may meet and discuss their respective military expenditures, e.g. within their regional contexts. UNODA stands ready to assist regional organizations in making such confidence-building talks a reality.

Secretary-General’s reports and related resolutions on objective information on military matters, including transparency of military expenditures

Military confidence-building in post-conflict

Transparency in military matters is important in all parts of the world. States coming out of conflict and their neighbours and States in regions perceived to have high levels of military spending are among those that may benefit particularly from using the UN Report on Military Expenditures. For countries where defence sector reform is planned, reporting current military spending by category of expenditure may provide a baseline assessment of present priorities, which can constitute a sensible and transparent start of the reform process.

How to report

UNODA stands ready to assist States with their national reports. We also work with regional organizations – upon request – on organising military confidence-building activities.

Contact: conventionalarms-unoda@un.org

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A good military bank should make it easy for you to access your money, loans, and investments from wherever you are in the world. It should also provide special incentives for military members and families.

The Best Banks and Credit Unions for Military Members and Their Families

Learn more about our top picks for the best banks and credit unions for military members and their families. Each one is federally insured to keep your money safe and has competitive perks for the military.

The Best Military Banks and Credit Unions

Our Expert Panel for the Best Military Banks and Credit Unions

To learn more about what makes a good military financial institution and how to choose the best fit, four experts weighed in:

We're focusing on what will make a bank most useful for military families, including branch and ATM locations, savings rates, variety of military products, and more.

Here's what they had to say about choosing a place to bank. (Some text may be lightly edited for clarity.)

What should someone look for in a military bank?

Tania Brown, CFP:

"In the military, you have no idea where you will be living every few years, so it's important to have a bank that can travel with you. First is accessibility — you have to have easy access to services, either through multiple locations or technology. You should easily be able to handle every transaction by phone or by computer. 

"Second, the hours should be long enough for you to reach them if needed, no matter where you are in the world. 

"Third, either an ATM network of banks or ATM fee reimbursements so you are not continuously charged every time you take out cash."

How can someone decide between a bank and a credit union?

Laura Grace Tarpley, Personal Finance Insider:

"Look at interest rates and how often interest compounds. The more often an institution compounds interest, the more money you'll earn. Many credit unions pay higher rates than banks. But they only compound interest monthly, whereas banks compound daily. Do the math to figure out where you'll earn the most."

Tania Brown, CFP:

"For most people, it falls into five categories: location, interest rates, services, technology, and relationships. Next, prioritize what's important and you will have your answer. For instance:

• If multiple regional and national locations are important: Banks typically have more locations than credit unions.
• If the most important thing to you is a high interest rate: Credit unions, on average, offer better interest rates than banks.
• If a lot of services (commercial banking, business banking, investment services, etc.) are valuable to you: Larger banks offers more services than most credit unions. 
• If feeling like a person, not a number, matters to you: Credit unions are known for great personalized customer service.
• If you are a tech junkie: Larger banks typically offer more tech bells and whistles for online users than credit unions."

What makes a savings account good or not good?

Roger Ma, CFP:

"It might not be as seamless to get your money out of an online savings account as it is a brick-and-mortar, but you don't want to have so much friction where it's such a pain to get the money out when you need it."

Mykail James, CFEI: 

"Anything with a fee is not a good high-yield savings account. Anything that restricts how much you can save is, to me, not very good. If I can't save more than $10,000 in this account, and then I have to move it over somewhere else — to me, that's not a really good savings account, because it's not really prepared to help me expand and grow, which is what a savings account is supposed to do.

"I also look at interest rates, definitely. I look to see when the interest is paid. Is it quarterly, or is it monthly? How often do they pay out interest, and what are the interest rate stipulations?"

What makes a checking account good or not good?

Roger Ma, CFP:

"I would look at the ATM branch locations and then minimum balance amounts to not incur a monthly fee … I think there's other stuff that could make life easier, whether it's a free checks, online bill pay, or are they in the Zelle network?"

Laura Grace Tarpley, Personal Finance Insider:

"Make a list of the top three to five things you want out of a checking account. Is it a great mobile app, 24/7 customer support, no ATM fees? Then research the best banks for those features."

Methodology: How Did We Choose the Best Financial Institutions for Military Members and Their Families?

We looked at military banks, military credit unions, and financial institutions that aren't specifically for the military but have products geared toward military members. We chose banks and credit unions that had a wide range of ATMs, and preferably out-of-network ATM fee reimbursements, since military members travel frequently.

Our top picks also had to make it easy to access your money — either with a large branch network and branches near military bases, or with strong online services. We also selected ones that provided multiple products for military members, including bank accounts, loans, and mortgages.

The Best Military Banks and Credit Unions Frequently Asked Questions

Who can join: Active military, veterans, and families of active military or veterans can bank with USAA.

Why it stands out: You can withdraw or make deposits at 1,200 USAA ATMs for free. There are also 100,000 USAA-preferred ATMs around the US, and the first 10 monthly withdrawals are free. If you use an out-of-network ATM, USAA will reimburse up to $10 per month in fees charged by the ATM provider.

USAA offers a wide range of products, including bank accounts, investment accounts, insurance, loans, and mortgages. You'll also receive your direct deposit one day before payday.

USAA could be a good military bank if you're comfortable banking digitally. Its mobile app has strong ratings, including 4.8 out of 5 stars in the Apple store with over 1 million reviews.

What to look out for: USAA only has offices in a few US states, England, Germany, and Luxembourg. It's really a better fit for people who want online and mobile access to their bank.

USAA Bank Review

Who can join: Active military, veterans, employees or retirees of the Department of Defense, and family members of any of the aforementioned groups are eligible.

Why it stands out: Navy Federal is a great choice if you want in-person branch access. There are 355 branches around the world, including in North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Some of its branches are on select military bases.

There are over 500 Navy Federal ATMs. You also have free access to 30,000 CO-OP ATMs in the US and Canada and to 1,100 CashPoint ATMs in North Carolina, and access to 2 million Visa/PLUS ATMs worldwide. If you use an out-of-network ATM, Navy Federal will reimburse up to $20 per month in fees charged by ATM providers for Navy Federal Free Active Duty Checking, and $10 per month for other checking accounts.

Along with bank accounts, Navy Federal provides loans, credit cards, mortgages, investment accounts, and insurance.

What to look out for:  There are plenty of Visa/PLUS ATMs worldwide, but Navy Federal charges a $1 fee when you use one. Some in-network ATMs will charge a 1% international assessment fee.

Navy Federal does reimburse between $10 and $20 per month for ATM fees. These refunds apply to the $1 charge for Visa/PLUS ATMs, but not toward the 1% ISAs.

Navy Federal Credit Union Review

Who can join: You can be a member of the military, employee of an eligible association or business, employee of certain US government agencies, worker or volunteer at the American Red Cross, resident of certain areas, or family member of anyone who falls into one of these groups.

Otherwise, you can become a PenFed member by opening a savings account with $5.

Why it stands out: PenFed could be a good fit if you want to earn high interest rates. You'll earn 2.70% on PenFed Premium Online Savings and 0.15% to 0.35% on PenFed Access America Checking.

PenFed has branches in 13 US states and DC, and on military bases in Guam, Puerto Rico, and Japan. You'll also have free access to around 68,000 ATMs.

PenFed offers credit cards, loans, mortgages, and investment accounts. 

What to look out for: PenFed charges $1.50 when you use an out-of-network ATM, and unlike some of our other top picks, it doesn't reimburse any fees charged by out-of-network ATM providers. You'll also be charged up to 2% for using your debit card or credit card outside the US.

Pentagon Federal Credit Union Review

Who can join: You may be eligible as a member of certain military branches at select bases. As a citizen, you can join if you live, work, study, worship, or have a business in Colorado, Texas, or Utah. Or you can join if you're a relative of a current Security Service member.

Why it stands out: Security Service FCU has branches in Colorado, Texas, and Utah. It also participates in CO-OP shared branching. This means you can make deposits, withdrawals, or loan payments at 5,000 other credit unions throughout Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, which is helpful if you don't live near a Security Service branch.

You have free access to Security Service ATMs and Stripes ATMs in areas with branch and shared branch locations. You can also use 30,000 CO-OP ATMs for free around the US.

Security Service FCU offers bank accounts, loans, credit cards, mortgages, investment accounts, business accounts, and insurance.

What to look out for: Security Service FCU charges $1.50 when you use an out-of-network ATM fee, and it doesn't refund any fees charged by out-of-network ATM providers. You'll also be charged a 1.10% fee for using your debit or credit card abroad.

Security Service Federal Credit Union Review

Eligibility: You can join Service Credit Union as an active or veteran military member, or as a current or former Department of Defense employee. Citizens of New Hampshire or parts of Massachusetts are eligible. You can also join if you're a family member of someone who qualifies.

Why it stands out: With a Service Everyday Checking Account, you can receive discounts on certain loans. You'll receive a 0.50% discount if you qualify for the Direct Deposit tier, and a 0.75% discount with the Direct Deposit+ tier.

Service Credit Union provides loans, bank accounts, mortgages, credit cards, business loans, insurance, and investment accounts.

Service Credit Union has branches and ATMs in parts of the US and Europe. The credit union won't charge you for using an out-of-network ATM, but the ATM provider might. In this case, you can receive up to $15 or $30 per month in reimbursements for the Direct Deposit and Direct Deposit+ tier, respectively.

The Primary Savings Account pays a very high APY on your first $500. The rate drops on balances over $500, but it's still higher than what many banks pay.

You can contact a customer service representative over the phone 24/7, or chat live online.

What to look out for: Service Credit Union's loan discounts do not apply to business loans, lines of credit, home loans, VISA loans, or certificate/share secured consumer loans. But you may be able to get a discount on personal loans, vehicle loans, or student loans.

Service Credit Union Review

Chase Military Banking

Eligibility: You can receive Chase military benefits as an active, veteran, reserve, or National Guard military member.

Why it stands out: Chase isn't a military bank, but it does have benefits for military members. When you open a Chase Premier Plus Checking℠ account, Chase waives the $25 monthly fee; gives you a free safety deposit box; lets you use out-of-network ATMs for free four times per month; gives you free counter checks, cashier's checks, and money orders; waives the monthly fee for up to two additional checking accounts and a savings account.

Active duty members and reservists for the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, National Guard, and Navy receive additional benefits if you set up military direct deposits. Benefits include unlimited waived fees for out-of-network ATMs; free incoming and outgoing wire transfers; free foreign exchange rate adjustments when you use your debit card or an ATM with a currency other than US dollars.

Chase also has business accounts, mortgages, and auto loans for military members. The Survivor Program forgives debts of spouses and dependents of military members killed in action. 

What to look out for: You can add a family member to your account, but military family members can't receive military benefits on their own accounts. For example, if you're an active military member with an 18-year-old child who wants to open a Chase Premier Plus Checking℠ account, then the child would still have to pay the monthly fee.

Chase Bank Review

Other Institutions That Didn't Make the Cut and Why

• Air Force Federal Credit Union: This is a solid credit union, but AFFCU doesn't reimburse out-of-network ATM fees charged by ATM providers, and you can find higher savings rates elsewhere.
• Armed Forces Bank: This bank charges monthly service fees on checking and savings accounts, but you might like it if you qualify to waive the fees.
• Bank of America: This is another big bank with military offerings, but it doesn't have anything equivalent to Chase's Survivor Program.
• US Bank: Another good national bank with military services, but its benefits aren't as robust as what Chase offers.
• Wells Fargo: Wells Fargo has a lot of resources for military members, but you still might prefer Chase if you're interested in the Survivor Program.
• Andrews Federal Credit Union: This is a fine credit union, but nothing makes it stand out from our top picks.

Are These Banks and Credit Unions Trustworthy?

The Better Business Bureau grades companies by evaluating responses to customer complaints, advertising, and transparency about business practices. We've included the BBB grades for all of our top picks:

Chase has a A rating due to government actions taken against the business. Navy Federal Credit Union has an NR rating because it's profile is being updated. USAA has an NR("No Rating") grade because it is in the process of responding to previously closed complaints. 

A strong BBB score doesn't guarantee you'll have a smooth experience with a company, though. You may want to ask friends and families for their opinions, or read online reviews. You could also consider any exact scandals.

In 2019, USAA paid $12 million to customers after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said the bank didn't stop automatic payments when customers requested.

A Navy Federal employee claimed the lender pressured mortgage underwriters to approve loans even if they didn't have sufficient reason to believe applicants could repay the loans. Then she filed a lawsuit and said Navy Federal retaliated against her whistleblowing by changing her job duties. She dropped the case in late 2020.

The Department of Justice required Chase to pay $920 million for wrongful trading in 2020. If any of these issues worry you, you may prefer to go with another bank or credit union on our list.

Why trust our recommendations for the best financial institutions for military members?

Personal Finance Insider's mission is to help smart people make the best decisions with their money. We understand that "best" is often subjective, so in addition to highlighting the clear benefits of a financial product or account — a high APY, for example — we outline the limitations, too. We spent hours comparing and contrasting the features and fine print of various products so you don't have to.

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There’s a new movie, Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant, coming out this spring about a former Army Special Forces soldier who travels back to Afghanistan to rescue a former interpreter who saved his life. In the trailer, we see Jake Gyllenhaal’s character with a beard, a baseball cap, Oakleys, and all the traditional operator accouterment. In a couple of shots, he’s got a patch on his uniform practicing “JTAC.”

This might lead to some confusion, seeing as some might assume that Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) is an Air Force responsibility. Given how much people like to point out military uniform inaccuracies in movies, this has unsurprisingly created the occasional debate about whether or not Gyllenhaal’s Army character is a JTAC. 

But before getting into all that, let’s start with the basics: Joint Terminal Attack Controllers are the people certified to control and coordinate airstrikes from the ground. The certification is sometimes confused with an Air Force Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) or Combat Controller (CCT), which are both military occupational specialties in the Air Force. So who is a JTAC and who is a TACP or CCT? And what is the difference? 

For Air Force TACPs and CCTs, it’s a career field, their one and only job. JTAC, however, is a certification, available to service members from all branches. 

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The Special Operations Terminal Attack Control Course (SOTACC), run out of the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona, “encompasses five weeks of intense academics, simulators, and live controls using real aircraft” according to Air Force spokesman 1st Lt. Victor Reyes. 

The course is attended by “Air Force Combat Controllers, Army Rangers, Army Green Berets, Marine Special Operators, and NATO SOF partners,” and leaves graduates of the course “certified with an advanced capability to enhance battlefield operations,” said Reyes.

Air Force TACPs and CCTs all attend the Special Warfare Preparatory Course, Airborne School, and Survival, Evasion, Resistance & Escape (SERE) school. Meanwhile, CCTs — often expected to operate as lone attachments that integrate into a variety of different units and environments — also attend the Combat Dive Course, Military Free-Fall, and Air Traffic Control courses. Both career fields also attend an Air Force special tactics selection course and an apprenticeship. 

All of this leaves them with the ability to integrate surface-to-surface fire, rotary and fixed-wing air support, naval gunfire, and electronic warfare assets. 

“On the Air Force side, when it’s your whole career field as terminal attack, you focus very heavily on the planning process,” said Jarred Taylor, a former Air Force TACP who served for 15 years, including four as an instructor at the Air Force TACP schoolhouse. “On the JTAC or SOTACC side, as say an 18E [U.S. Army Special Operations Communications Sergeant Military Occupational Specialty] you’re more focused on the control aspect — ‘how can I call in an airstrike to save my team.’”

JTAC-certified personnel work at the lowest level — a Special Forces operational detachment, an Army Ranger platoon, or with Marine Corps Special Operations Command units. 

“There’s never going to be enough TACPs to go around, so it’s necessary to have the SOTACC training,” said Taylor. 

While they can also integrate down to a platoon or an operational detachment, TACPs “live” with a battalion, group, brigade, or division. 

“Your job is to constantly be involved with those S3s [Operations Officers] and commanders, so you can forecast what is needed,” said Taylor. “It’s learning. MDMP [Military Decision Making Process], learning how allocation and apportionment work. The scope of knowledge is much vaster on the planning side.”

Essentially, the JTAC certification focuses more on the tactical aspect of airspace control and calling in fires, while dedicated Air Force TACPs and CCTs are also trained to plan and operate on a broader scale. Every TACP and CCT is a JTAC, but not every JTAC is a TACP or CCT. Enough acronyms for you?

Whether The Covenant is any good remains to be seen, but an Army Special Forces soldier who qualified as a Joint Terminal Attack Controller is legit. 

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DUBLIN, Feb. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The "World Military & Civil Aircraft Briefing" report has been added to  ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

The World Military & Civil Aircraft Briefing is a monthly-updated information service consisting of reports that track the status and outlook of more than 150 aircraft programs and markets.

The market overview reports contain a compilation of the production forecasts for a given market, along with resulting market shares for aircraft programs and manufacturers. This information is given in both units and current dollars.

Each program report includes information describing the aircraft, designating the agency responsible for development or purchase of the plane, an explanation of the various subsystems and the companies involved in supplying the components (primes as well as subcontractors), an overview giving a brief history and current status of the program, and, finally, a 10-year funding forecast (US programs only) and 10-year production forecast (all programs) is included, along with a publisher evaluation explaining our rationale for the forecasts. 

The program reports are organized in sections by mission (e.g., fighter/attack or transports) and within sections, alphabetically by manufacturer/model.

The market overviews are contained together in their own section. Most of the Western world's aircraft programs are covered in World Military & Civil Aircraft Briefing. These include planes under development, in production or out of production, but still in significant service.

Key courses Covered:

User's Guide

Market Overviews

• World Aircraft Overview

• Business Aircraft

• Commercial Jet Transports

• Fighter/Attack Aircraft

• Military Transport Aircraft

• Regional Aircraft

• Special Mission Aircraft

• Trainers/Light Attack Aircraft

• World Rotorcraft Overview

Fighter/Attack

• AIDC Ching Kuo

• AMX International AMX

• BAE Systems Harrier/Boeing AV-8B

• Boeing F-15 Eagle

• Boeing F/A-18 Hornet

• Boeing/Saab T-7 Red Hawk

• Dassault Aviation Mirage 2000

• Dassault Aviation Mirage F1

• Dassault Aviation Rafale

• Eurofighter

• Hindustan Aeronautics LCA

• Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon

• Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor

• Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

• McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk

• McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II

• Mikoyan MiG-29/35 Fulcrum

• Mitsubishi/Lockheed Martin F-2

• Northrop F-5 Tiger II/T-38

• Panavia Tornado

• Saab JAS 39 Gripen

• SEPECAT Jaguar

• Sukhoi Su-27/30 Flanker/T-50/Su-57

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Transports

• Airbus Industrie A220

• Airbus Industrie A300

• Airbus Industrie A310

• Airbus Industrie A318/319/320/321

• Airbus Industrie A330

• Airbus Industrie A340

• Airbus Industrie A350XWB

• Airbus Industrie A380

• Airbus Military Company A400M

• Airbus Military Company CN-235/CASA C-295

• Antonov An-38/PZL M28

• Avions de Transport Regional ATR 42/72

• BAE Systems/Avro 146/RJ

• Boeing 737/P-8

• Boeing 747

• Boeing 757

• Boeing 767/KC-46

• Boeing 777

• Boeing 787 Dreamliner

• Boeing C-17 Globemaster III

• Boeing MD-11

• Boeing MD-80

• Boeing MD-90

• Bombardier Regional Jet (RJ)

• CASA C-212 Aviocar

• COMAC ARJ21

• COMAC C919

• De Havilland Canada DHC-8

• Embraer ERJ 145 Series

• Embraer 170/190

• Embraer KC-390

• Fairchild Dornier/RUAG 228

• Ilyushin Il-96

• Irkut MS-21

• Leonardo G.222/C-27

• Lockheed C-5 Galaxy

• Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules

• Mitsubishi Regional Jet

• Sukhoi Superjet

• Tupolev Tu-204

General Aviation/Utility

• Bombardier Challenger/Global Series

• Bombardier Challenger 300

• Bombardier Learjet Series

• Britten-Norman Islander/Defender

• Cessna Caravan I/II/SkyCourier

• Cessna Citation Series

• Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet

• Daher TBM 700/850/900

• Dassault Aviation Falcon Series

• Eclipse Aviation Eclipse Series

• Embraer Legacy/Phenom Series

• General Dynamics Gulfstream G100/200

• General Dynamics Gulfstream G300/400/500/650/700/800

• Hawker Beechcraft Beechjet/Hawker 400

• Hawker Beechcraft Hawker 800/1000/4000

• Hawker Beechcraft King Air

• Hawker Beechcraft Premier/Hawker 200 Series

• Honda Aircraft HondaJet

• Piaggio P.180 Avanti

• Pilatus PC-12/PC-24

• SyberJet Aircraft SJ30

Trainers/Light Attack

• Aermacchi M-346

• Aermacchi MB.339

• Aero L-39 Albatros

• BAE Systems Hawk

• Boeing T-45 Goshawk

• Dassault/Dornier AlphaJet

• Embraer/Shorts EMB-312/S312 Tucano

• HAIG K-8 Karakorum 8

• Kawasaki T-4

• Korea Aerospace Industries KT-1/A/T-50

• Pilatus PC-7 Turbo-Trainer

• Pilatus PC-9/PC-21/Hawker Beechcraft T-6

Helicopters

• Airbus BO 105/H135

• Airbus H120

• Airbus H125/H130 Ecureuil

• Airbus H225 Super Puma

• Airbus H365 Dauphin/H155/160/175

• Airbus Tiger

• Airbus/Kawasaki BK.117/H145/UH-72

• Bell 206/407/429/505

• Bell 222/230/430

• Bell 406/OH-58D

• Bell AH-1 Cobra

• Bell UH-1/212/412/525

• Boeing AH-64 Apache

• Boeing CH-47 Chinook

• Denel Aviation CSH-2 Rooivalk

• Hindustan Aeronautics Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH)

• Kaman SH-2 Seasprite

• Kawasaki OH-1/UH-X

• Leonardo AW101

• Leonardo AW109/119/169/SH09

• Leonardo AW129 Mangusta

• Leonardo AW139/149/189

• Leonardo Lynx

• MD Helicopters Explorer

• MD Helicopters MD 500/600

• NH Industries NH 90

• Sikorsky CH-53 Super Stallion

• Sikorsky S-76

• Sikorsky S-92

• Sikorsky SH-60/MH-60 Seahawk

• Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk

Special Mission

• Bell/Boeing V-22 Osprey

• Boeing 707/E-3/E-737

• Boeing E-6 TACAMO

• Dassault Aviation Atlantique 2

• De Havilland CL-215/415/DHC-515

• Leonardo AW609

• Lockheed Martin P-3 Orion

• Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit

• Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider

• Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye

• Northrop Grumman E-8 JSTARS

• Rockwell International B-1 Lancer

Appendices

• Appendix 1 - World Military Aircraft Inventory

• Appendix 2 - Prime Contract Awards by Company/Division

• Appendix 3 - Engine Applications

• Appendix 4 - World Commercial Aircraft Fleets

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VALENTINE’S WEEK — Everyone was focused on relationships this week. JMart exposed the secret feelings Democrats have about Biden. Senate Minority Leader MITCH McCONNELLcontinued to neg Florida Sen. RICK SCOTT. And the NYT’s Magdalene J. Taylor declared that things would be better if everyone just had more sex.

Today brings a pair of must-read pieces about two relationships dominating politics right now.

1. If you want to understand the relationship between former President DONALD TRUMP and Florida Gov. RON DeSANTIS, read this three-byline history from the Washington Post:

“[T]heir emerging rivalry is the latest twist on a years-long public alliance that belied private misgivings and suspicions, according to interviews with more than a dozen people, many of whom were present for key decisions and conversations, and spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private interactions. Despite basking in each other’s reflected glow, Trump and DeSantis had a relationship based on mutual advantage rather than genuine closeness — ‘an alliance of convenience,’ in the words of one person who knows both men.”

2. If you want to understand the relationship between Fox News and its audience, read Brian Stelter in The Atlantic on the Dominion case:

“The basic story of Fox News and the 2020 election is well understood. Fox’s relatively small news operation covered the vote count accurately; this coverage infuriated President Donald Trump, the MAGA base, and Fox’s opinion stars; some viewers temporarily flipped to further-right outlets, such as Newsmax; and Fox panicked.

“But thanks to Dominion Voting Systems, which is pursuing a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox, we now know that the network’s sense of crisis was even more intense than it appeared from outside. With the case careening toward trial, a court filing yesterday revealed some of what Dominion found during the discovery process, including eye-popping messages from SEAN HANNITY, TUCKER CARLSON, and Fox’s senior management. ‘Getting creamed by CNN!’ Fox’s owner, RUPERT MURDOCH, wrote to its top executive after seeing the overnight ratings on November 8. ‘Guess our viewers don’t want to watch it.’

“He was right. Some of Fox’s top shows began broadcasting a better story, one that its viewers did want to watch: a conspiracy-laden tale about crooked Democrats stealing an election. Dominion is arguing that Fox knew full well that Trumpworld’s voter-fraud allegations were bunk but promoted the lies anyway. Whether or not Dominion prevails in court, and many experts believe it will, the lawsuit is already forcing an ethical reckoning over Fox’s disrespect of its audience. Hour after hour, day after day, Fox stars kept signaling to viewers that Trump might still win the election not because they thought he would, but because they were panic about their ratings. And we all witnessed the consequences on January 6.”

Some bonus relationship reads:

— Maureen Dowd on John Leguizamo’s beef with the Times over the underrepresentation of Latinos in its newsroom.

— Darren Samuelsohn on “Questioning Obama’s love for America, 8 years later”

— White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates on Sen. Rick Scott bowdlerizing Point 6 of his “12 Point Plan to Rescue America”: “We congratulate Senator Scott on joining the post-State of the Union red wave of Republicans acknowledging that they have, in fact, been attempting to put Medicare and Social Security on the chopping block. For the past year he has explained the absence of an exception by saying, ‘If it's worth keeping, we're going to keep it.’ But make no mistake, his true colors are undeniable and on the record. Cutting Medicare and Social Security benefits is a longstanding passion of Senator Scott’s, as it is for the majority of House Republicans who comprise the Republican Study Committee and many of his Senate colleagues, ranging from John Thune to Ron Johnson. For example, in the 1990s Senator Scott supported fully privatizing Medicare. And now, by supporting repeal of the Inflation Reduction Act, Senator Scott is pursuing the biggest Medicare benefits cut in a generation just so Big Pharma can receive a debt-worsening bailout. We thank Senator Scott for continuing to share his heart with the world. We always support him doing so.”

Good Saturday morning. Thanks for practicing Playbook. Drop us a line and tell us about your favorite political relationship: Rachael Bade, Eugene Daniels, Ryan Lizza.

PHOTO OF THE DAY

1. THE SEARCH PARTY’S OVER: “U.S. Calls Off Search for Unidentified Objects It Shot Down,” by NYT’s Katie Rogers in Deadhorse, Alaska: “The United States on Friday called off the search for two of the unidentified flying objects that the military shot out of the sky this month, raising the possibility that the devices will never be collected and analyzed, according to a U.S. military official. … American authorities had been trying to reach remote areas of Alaska and Lake Huron for two of the objects, but on Friday a U.S. official said the conditions made it too difficult to pinpoint the objects. The Canadian search for the third object over the Yukon was still continuing, the official said.”

2. DeSANTIS STAFFS UP: “DeSantis 2024 Bid Takes Shape as He Enlists Aides, Woos Donors,” by Bloomberg’s Nancy Cook and Michael Smith: “DeSantis is expected to appoint GENERRA PECK as campaign manager and director … Peck earned the trust of both DeSantis and his wife, CASEY, who remains his most influential political adviser, by running his successful gubernatorial campaign last year. … Florida pollster RYAN TYSON, who runs his own agency in Tallahassee … will be responsible for all internal polling. HEATHER BARKER is expected to run the finance operation, with TUCKER OBENSHAIN as her deputy. PHIL COX, a longtime GOP operative, is likely to sign on as a consultant.”

3. LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION: “Meet ‘Patriot’s Row’: Mark Meadows’ MAGA hub buys a multimillion-dollar chunk of ‘the Swamp,’” by Grid’s Maggie Severns, Steve Reilly and Anna Deen: “Though former president Donald Trump’s own political future is in doubt, the Conservative Partnership Institute, whose leaders include ex-Trump chief of staff MARK MEADOWS, Trump elections lawyer CLETA MITCHELL and former Tea Party senator JIM DeMINT, is pursuing an aggressive expansion. The group appears to be quietly buying up properties, often in off-market transactions, Grid has found — apparently using a network of anonymous shell companies registered in Delaware to conduct the purchases.”

4. HEADS UP: “Negotiations ongoing for Blinken meeting with Chinese official in Munich,” by Phelim Kine: “U.S. and Chinese officials have spent the last few days locked in last-minute negotiations to broker a meeting between Secretary of State ANTONY BLINKEN and China’s top diplomat, WANG YI, on the sidelines of this weekend’s Munich Security Conference, according to three people familiar with those efforts. Beijing’s condition that the U.S. formally request the meeting had slowed progress in the talks, said a Washington, D.C.-based diplomat with knowledge of the discussions.”

Meanwhile: “Silicon Valley’s Ro Khanna Leads Congressional Trip to Taiwan,” by Bloomberg’s Mackenzie Hawkins

5. TIGHTENING THE SCREWS: “Momentum builds in Congress to crack down on TikTok,” by NBC’s Scott Wong, Kate Santaliz and Liz Brown-Kaiser: Members of Congress are “sounding the alarm that the Chinese Communist Party is using TikTok as an entry point to spy on its tens of millions of American users. … The discovery of a Chinese spy balloon in U.S. airspace has only amplified the warnings.”

6. EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Rep. MAXWELL FROST (D-Fla.) sat down with our colleagues for an interview to discuss the latest string of deadly shootings. Frost told us that he’s “representing the ‘mass shooting generation.’” Watch the interview on The POLITICO Show on Snapchat

7. GOOD LUCK WITH THAT ONE: “RNC weighs requiring loyalty pledge from every 2024 GOP candidate to support eventual Republican nominee,” by Fox News’ Paul Steinhauser: “GOP sources confirmed to Fox News that longtime RNC chair RONNA McDANIEL, concerned that disunity in the nomination race could hurt the party as it aims to win back the White House next year, is pushing for the pledge. It’s modeled on a similar pledge the RNC asked presidential contenders to sign during the turbulent 2016 GOP nomination race.”

8. HOW IT’S PLAYING: “Turmoil in courts on gun laws in wake of justices’ ruling,” by AP’s Alanna Durkin Richer and Lindsay Whitehurst: “A landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Second Amendment is upending gun laws across the country, dividing judges and sowing confusion over what firearm restrictions can remain on the books. The high court’s ruling that set new standards for evaluating gun laws left open many questions, experts say, resulting in an increasing number of conflicting decisions as lower court judges struggle to figure out how to apply it.”

9. THE LATEST IN EAST PALESTINE: “​​Biden officials weighing civil penalties in Ohio's toxic rail disaster,” by Tanya Snyder … “As residents near Ohio train derailment begin to file lawsuits, some report lingering coughs or chest pain,” by NBC’s Aria Bendix and Uwa Ede-Osifo

CLICKER — “The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics,” edited by Matt Wuerker — 15 funnies

GREAT WEEKEND READS, curated by Ryan Lizza:

— “Get Me Risa Heller!” by N.Y. Mag’s Shawn McCreesh: “If you’re Jeff Zucker or Mario Batali or Jared Kushner and you’re trying to survive a bout of very bad press, she’s who you call.”

— “Why Is Affirmative Action in Peril? One Man’s Decision.” by NYT Magazine’s Emily Bazelon: “How the landmark 1978 Supreme Court decision that upheld the practice may ultimately have set it on a path to being outlawed.”

— “Joe Montana Was Here,” by ESPN’s Wright Thompson: “He won four Super Bowls and retired as the undisputed greatest. What came next was turning a legacy into a life.”

— “Israelis Fear Their Democracy Is Crumbling — and the U.S. Isn’t Coming to Help,” by Mya Guarnieri Jaradat for POLITICO Magazine: “Out on the street with 130,000 protesters.”

— “What was it like to grow up in the last Ice Age?” by April Nowell for Aeon: “With the help of new archaeological approaches, our picture of young lives in the Palaeolithic is now marvelously vivid.”

— “The writing of Roald Dahl,” by The Telegraph’s Ed Cumming, Genevieve Holl-Allen and Benedict Smith: “Across his beloved children’s books, hundreds of the author’s words have been changed or entirely removed in a bid for ‘relevancy.’”

— “Avenging Billy: How amateur sleuths took on a gay porn actor’s haunting Hollywood murder,” by L.A. Times’s Kevin Rector: “Local sleuths help find a suspect in gay porn actor Bill Newton’s murder. His dismembered head and feet were found in a Hollywood dumpster in 1990.”

— “Hidden Hydrogen,” by Science’s Eric Hand: “Does Earth hold vast stores of a renewable, carbon-free fuel?”

— “I Thought Mentalphysics Was New-Age Nonsense. It Changed My Life,” by GQ’s Eric Wills: “It sounds like a hippie fantasy: a kind of super yoga that can supposedly extend your lifespan, deliver you clairvoyant powers, and help you control your reality. But in a dark moment on a desert retreat, I became a believer.”

George Santos’ rise to Congress is the subject of a forthcoming book, “The Fabulist.”

SPOTTED: WSJ’s Berber Jin having lunch with Devon Spurgeon on Friday at Tatte on Connecticut Ave. (We see everything, Berber.)

MEDIA MOVE — Theodore Johnson is joining WaPo’s opinion section as a contributing columnist. He currently is director of New America’s [email protected] initiative.

TRANSITIONS — Toby Tyler Douthat has been named executive director of Engage, the women's economic security nonprofit founded by Rachel Pearson. She most recently was deputy comms director for Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). … Celia Morté will be a military legislative assistant for Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.). She previously was a military legislative assistant for Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.). …

… William A. Miller is now director for industrial trade policy for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. He most recently was senior policy adviser at the Commerce Department. … Will Mitchell has been hired on the clean energy and energy efficiency legislative affairs team of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. He most recently was senior adviser for Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.).

ENGAGED — Kevin LeBoeuf, a marching arts composer and clinician who works with marching bands and drum corps around the world, on Wednesday proposed to Lyzz Schwegler, co-founder and SVP of digital at state-focused progressive group Sister District. “We were visiting a friend in the U.S. Virgin Islands and went for a hike out to the end of a deserted peninsula when he asked,” Lyzz tells us. “Another fun fact is the ring was my great-grandmother’s, who married a longtime union organizer in 1917! We met through mutual friends on a group trip to Mexico in 2019. He presented a plastic placeholder ring (he was too nervous to bring the real one on the hike lol).” Pic

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Reps. Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.), Steve Womack (R-Ark.) and Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) … Keith Urbahn … James Hohmann … NPR’s Rachel Martin … Bill Bertles … Kiara Pesante Haughton … Al Quinlan … FT’s Janan Ganesh … Marc Lampkin … Abby Blunt … Lucien Zeigler … CBS’ Rebecca Kaplan … Angela Chiappetta … Elizabeth Kanick … Matt Burgess … Adam Prather … Jesse Purdon … former Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) … Ben Wofford … former Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner … Denise Dunckel … Commerce’s Ayodele Okeowo

THE SHOWS (Full Sunday show listings here):

ABC “This Week”: Secretary of State Antony Blinken … Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). Panel: Averi Harper, Susan Glasser, Catherine Lucey and Rachael Bade.

CBS “Face the Nation”: Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki … Secretary of State Antony Blinken … Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) … John Sullivan … Fiona Hill … Joshua Gordon.

FOX “FOX News Sunday”: John Kirby … Nikki Haley … Jack Keane. Panel: Rich Lowry, Peggy Collins, Michael Allen and Juan Williams.

NBC “Meet the Press”: Secretary of State Antony Blinken … Larry Hogan … Richard Engel. Panel: Peter Alexander, Thomas Friedman, Amna Nawaz and Danielle Pletka.

CNN “State of the Union”: Reps. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Mike Turner (R-Ohio) … U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield … Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio). Panel: Geoff Duncan, Karen Finney, Alice Stewart and Bakari Sellers.

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A month after the Defense Department canceled the requirement that service members are vaccinated against COVID-19, the Pentagon’s personnel and readiness office has yet to complete the requested paperwork to make the change a reality for thousands of unvaccinated troops in limbo.

The long delay has prompted lawmakers to reach out to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin with their concerns.

Defense Under Secretary Gil Cisneros, DoD’s personnel chief, told Military Times on Jan. 11 that his office was looking into specific policies on religious considerations and combatant command regulations with respect to traveling to countries with vaccine mandates.

“There are still things that we need to kind of tie up,” he said.