Defense Budget at a Glance

The U.S. Air Force carried out deportation flights to Ecuador and Guatemala earlier this week, U.S. officials told Air & Space Forces Magazine, as the Pentagon continues to fly migrants out of the country at the direction of President Donald Trump. U.S. aircrews participating in the deportation missions have included…

Lockheed Martin will deliver up to 190 F-35s in 2025, including both newly built aircraft and jets that have been in storage, company president and CEO Jim Taiclet said this week. Taiclet also said Lockheed is taking more than $1.9 billion in charges on two secret programs, at least one…

The Air Force’s various “Athena” programs focused on women’s readiness issues have shut down as the service conducts a review to follow President Donald Trump’s executive orders on diversity, equity, and inclusion. 

Airmen will be subject to new uniform, grooming, and appearance standards starting Feb. 1, senior Air Force leaders announced Jan. 29.

GE Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney received matching $3.5 billion contracts to prototype their versions of the Next-Generation Adaptive Propulsion engine this week, and the CEO of Pratt’s parent company, RTX, said things are looking up for the military engine business, even if the platform that could use NGAP is…

An F-35 crashed at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, on Jan. 28, with videos showing the fighter tumbling to the ground as the pilot drifts on a parachute.

The Air Force now believes a single manned fighter can control a larger number of drones than previously thought, and can do so using less-sophisticated autonomous technology, according to USAF's director of force design. 

Air Force maintainers weighed in for and against a sweeping new force design that would transform how aircraft mechanics learn their trade and advance through the ranks.

President Donald Trump has directed the Pentagon to prepare a sweeping plan within 60 days to defend the American homeland against attacks from Russian and Chinese missiles and other aerial threats. The directive calls for a comprehensive air and missile defense strategy, with a heavy emphasis on space-based interceptors that could…