Air Force officials are closely watching the Navy to see how its Sea-Based Deterrence Fund plays out, in the hopes that they could use a similar program to finance much-needed upgrades to the ICBM force, said Air Force Global Strike...
The Air Force has completed the analysis of alternatives for the Long Range Standoff missile, or LRSO, that is expected to replace the aging Air Launched Cruise Missile by 2030, Air Force Global Strike Command boss Lt. Gen. Stephen Wilson...
The Air Force has been surging the capability of 65 combat air patrols of remotely piloted aircraft for years with only the resources for 55 CAPs, said Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Larry Spencer on Tuesday. “Since 2007,” Spencer told...
The Air Force Scientific Advisory Board announced on Tuesday its launch of three studies, all of which it intends to complete by year’s end, according to Werner Dahm, SAB chair. One will study how useful unmanned air vehicles can be...
The Air Force needs the help of scientists to find the “leap ahead” technologies that will give the service a greater edge at a time when it’s shrinking and adversaries are quickly catching up, said Vice Chief of Staff Gen....
Eight airmen from RAF Lakenheath suffered minor injuries when a Greek F-16 crashed on Monday during NATO training at Los Llanos Air Base in southeastern Spain. Their injuries included scrapes, burns, and smoke inhalation, reported Stars and Stripes. The Greek...
Kurdish fighters in the Syrian border town of Kobani claimed victory in their months-long battle with ISIS forces, reported the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday. Kobani official Idres Nassan declared that the city is now “100% cleared” of ISIS fighters,...
Several factors contributed to the routing of ISIS forces from the Syrian city of Kobani: persistent coalition airpower, a supply line from Turkey, and local Kurdish fighters who helped improve coalition targeting, said Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby on...
Some 200 airmen and 10 A-10s from the Michigan Air National Guard’s 127th Wing left Selfridge ANG Base northeast of Detroit to train at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., according to a unit release. This two-week deployment is part of Operation Snowbird,...
Gen. Paul Selva, US Transportation Command boss, unveiled the Transport Isolation System, a new means for the Defense Department to transport patients with highly infectious diseases on C-130s or C-17s, according to a release. The system is now ready for...
