The US is mulling economic sanctions against Russia for violating the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty, as well as potential military responses if Russia actually deploys nuclear cruise missiles in violation of INF, officials told members of the House Armed Services...
Officials at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, said the recent large-scale Russian air operations in the Baltics and the “considerable” air, naval, and land-based military activity in the region is “potentially dangerous.” Speaking to Air Force Magazine on background, a...
Detailing recent changes to the Department of Defense’s nuclear mission, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James said the realignment of parts of USAF’s nuclear mission under a dual-hatted major general will lead to greater sustainment efficiencies for the Air Force’s...
Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James said the service has flown the majority of the airstrike sorties against ISIS terrorists in Iraq and Syria as part of Operation Inherent Resolve. Speaking at the Center for International and Strategic Studies in...
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, intends to award a sole source contract to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. to upgrade more MQ-9 Block 1 remotely piloted aircraft to the extended range configuration, according to...
Civil Air Patrol World War II veterans were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal—Congress’ highest honor—for their role in protecting the US homeland during the war, in a ceremony at the Capitol on Wednesday. “I salute CAP’s founding members for their...
Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James said she expects the policy prohibiting transgendered individuals from serving in the military to come under review in the near future, reported USA Today. “Times change,” James told the paper. Asked whether dropping the...
New York Air National Guard MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft are performing taxiing runs alongside civil air traffic at Syracuse International Airport, paving the way for federal approval to fly from Hancock Field Air National Guard Base. “Our goal [all]...
The Defense Department must fully consider the costs associated with storing satellites early in the acquisition process, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office, released Dec. 9. Currently, satellite storage is handled on a case-by-case basis, but...
