Ones Ready Ops Brief 080: Daily Drop - 24 July 2025 - Space Force Wants $175B for a Dome? Cool Cool Cool…
Peaches drops into the team room to roast the DoD’s latest brainchild—the $175 billion Golden Dome missile defense program. Because nothing says “fiscal responsibility” like duct-taping old tech to new threats. From sketchy F-35 upgrades to AI-driven psyops and a pistol that just…goes off, this episode is a rollercoaster of bureaucratic brilliance and defense déjà vu. Oh, and shoutout to the DoD for finally noticing that maybe, just maybe, over-classifying everything isn’t helping. Get ready for Space Force buzzwords, Air Force growing pains, and a masterclass in defense spending madness.
🔥 Key Takeaways:
- Golden Dome missile defense: now with existing tech and future sticker shock
- RAND wants Skynet on our team—AI psyops incoming
- F-35s on hold until they deliver what we actually paid for (imagine that)
- M18 pistol yeets itself into the danger zone—AF halts use after fatal mishap
- Space Force plans innovation…by hosting contests (no, seriously)
- Overclassification is a problem? You don’t say…
- Vandenberg gets launch upgrades, but only if policy catches up
⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Peaches kicks it off
01:20 – Golden Dome: $25B now, $175B later
02:40 – AI in psyops: totally not scary at all
04:00 – Innovation in the DoD? We’ll believe it when we see it
04:30 – F-35s delayed, A-10s on the chopping block
05:45 – M18 pistol suspended after tragic incident
06:50 – Pacific Air Force surge and unmanned launch tests
07:40 – Space Force news dump: buzzwords and budget
09:00 – Overclassification strangling progress
09:45 – Senate calls out Air Force Material Command
10:50 – Silo construction drama and the Nunn-McCurdy mess
11:30 – Pentagon acquisition “reform”…again
12:30 – Vandenberg wants to launch more, bureaucracy says no
13:10 – PCS system overhaul: don’t hold your breath
13:40 – Secretary of Defense motivational speech (yawn)
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