The Pentagon dropped a $962B budget bomb, and Razin Caine dropped an actual bomb—well, more like 125 aircraft dropping GBU-57 bunker busters on Iranian nuclear sites. In this no-fluff Daily Drop, Jared unpacks the FY26 defense budget, the rise of the F-47, the death of the A-10, and why space is the new high ground (sorry, Wedgetail). He also calls out bureaucratic nonsense, praises enlisted studs like Tech Sgt. Montoya, and side-eyes yet another “brilliant” plan to split the Air Force into four separate services. Meanwhile, Hoist is still the drink of choice, even if Congress can’t get theirs together.
🔥 Key Takeaways:
- 💣 Operation Midnight Hammer: 125 aircraft, 7,000 miles, 37 hours, and big bunker busters.
- 🛫 F-35 out, F-47 in: Air Force pivots to next-gen air dominance… while retiring the beloved A-10.
- 💸 $962B Defense Budget: Includes $184B for construction and $25B for Space Force’s “Golden Dome” (yes, seriously).
- 🛰️ Wedgetail Axed: Airborne command and control is out, space-based C2 is in—eventually.
- 🪖 Tech Sgt. Montoya FTW: Combat training in Korea actually gets a shoutout from Public Affairs.
- 🧠 Split the Air Force?: A retired general thinks more bureaucracy is the answer. Jared strongly disagrees.
- 🥇 Air Force Academy's New Motto: “Cultivate intensity”—aka try harder, cadets.
⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Welcome & Hoist plug (because hydration > ads)
00:38 – Pentagon drops a $962B budget bomb
01:45 – Iran didn’t move uranium—but Razin Cain sure moved mountains
02:30 – MOP attack explained (yes, they used that bomb)
03:15 – Caine roasts volleyball-playing pilots
04:00 – 15 years of planning for one big boom
04:45 – Was Cain pressured? Nope. Just doing his job.
05:20 – Military buffer zones coming to AZ & TX
06:00 – Air Force budget breakdown: stealth, ICBMs, and goodbye A-10
07:15 – Jared rants about F-35 vs. F-16 and workhorse platforms
08:30 – E-7 Wedgetail canceled in favor of satellites
09:10 – ARRW hypersonic missile gets new life
10:00 – B-2 crews rock Operation Midnight Hammer
10:30 – USAFA cadets told to “cultivat
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