The U.S. Air Force plans to announce the name of the new B-21 stealth bomber at the Air Force Association’s annual conference in September, the service announced. – Defense Tech
The only way to entirely eliminate taxpayer funding for commissaries is to shut them all down, according to Pentagon officials who have explored a number of alternatives. – Military Times
Eli Lake reports: The Pentagon’s reliance on Russian rocket engines will be at the center of a debate this week in the Senate when lawmakers take up a bill to authorize the 2017 U.S. defense budget. Senator John McCain, the Republican chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is proposing to phase out America’s reliance on the Russian rocket engines. – Bloomberg View
Mackenzie Eaglen writes: Special set-asides slipped into 2,000-page bills are a sleazy way for one company to use its elected officials to corner the market for up to $300 million in taxpayer money a year — with no tangible benefits for the troops forced to wear the shoes. – Real Clear Defense