2022 USAF & USSF Almanac: Weapons & Platforms

In Pursuit of ‘Space Control,’ USSF Gets First Upgraded Jammer

April 16, 2025

As Space Force leaders grow more vocal and direct in calling for space weapons to control the domain, one official revealed last week that the Space Force has received a major upgrade to one of its few acknowledged space weapons.

Air Force Piloting Hydrogen Energy Tech for Agile Combat Logistics

April 15, 2025

Hickham Air Force Base in Hawaii is trialing novel energy technology to provide electrical power and hydrogen fuel in the kind of isolated and austere outposts the Air Force will need in the Pacific theater for its new Agile Combat Employment way of warfare.

B-1 Bombers Jet to South Korea for Training, Flyover

April 15, 2025

B-1Bs from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, flew over South Korea with U.S. and Korean fighters on April 15, adding to the already robust USAF bomber presence in the Indo-Pacific.

Pentagon Looks to Ground Radars to ‘Fill Gaps’ in Space Domain Awareness

April 15, 2025

As the Space Force looks to expand its ability to track objects in orbit, a series of ground-based radars coming in the next few years could help fill gaps in coverage.

F-35 Cues Ground Artillery in ‘Minutes’ with New Data Gateway at Major NATO Exercise

April 15, 2025

F-35s passed targeting information to ground artillery in a demonstration of a new open-systems communications gateway, during the recent Ramstein Flag 2025 exercise, Lockheed Martin said. It’s the first time the secure system has been demonstrated outside the U.S.

Paparo: Airlift and Tanker Fleets ‘Below What We Need’ in Pacific

April 14, 2025

The Air Force and Navy’s logistics capabilities—including airlift and aerial tanking—are insufficient for the needs of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, its commander told lawmakers last week, and the requirement needs to be addressed by more than just commercial stopgaps. He also endorsed the idea of small, uncrewed sustainment craft, as they…

Tournear Reinstated as SDA Director After Investigation

April 14, 2025

Derek M. Tournear, the director of the trailblazing Space Development Agency who was put on administrative leave in January amid an investigation into a disputed contract, will return to his duties April 17, the Department of the Air Force announced.

Space Force, Intelligence Community Say They’re Breaking Through on Data Sharing

April 11, 2025

After months of debate and sometimes public tension, the Space Force and Intelligence Community are making progress on establishing ways to work together, officials said this week—to the point where one predicted there will soon be “a sharing of data like we've never seen before.”

Commander of Space Force’s Greenland Base Fired over Comments About Vance Visit

April 11, 2025

The commander of the U.S. military base in Greenland has been fired after sending an email to base personnel distancing herself from Vice President J.D. Vance’s comments about the Danish territory that President Donald Trump wants to annex.

2022 USAF & USSF Almanac: Weapons & Platforms

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