2024 USAF & USSF Almanac: FOAs, DRUs, & Civil Air Patrol

Air Force Plans to Start Building New Over-the-Horizon Radars in Oregon in 2028

April 21, 2025

The Air Force has tapped sites in Oregon to build its first two new Over-the-Horizon Radars, capable of detecting inbound missile threats from up to 4,000 nautical miles away. The service is hoping to start construction by the end of 2028.

Lockheed Gets $180 Million to Convert Three F-35 Jets to Test Aircraft

April 21, 2025

Lockheed Martin has received a $180 million contract modification to convert three production-version jets to flight sciences test aircraft, in order to bolster the F-35 test force and ensure no future delays, the Pentagon announced.

NGAD Images Doctored to Hide Most, If Not All, True Design Features

April 18, 2025

As with previous stealth aircraft unveilings, the Air Force’s imagery of the F-47 Next-Generation Air Dominance fighter has been doctored to keep adversaries guessing about its true shaping and design philosophy.

Maryland Guard A-10s Still Flying in ‘Combat Readiness’ Exercise

April 17, 2025

The Maryland Air National Guard may be starting to say goodbye to its A-10 “Warthogs,” but it is not slowing down in the meantime, as it recently wrapped up a 11-day “combat readiness” exercise along the East Coast to prepare some of its Airmen for a planned deployment to the…

Air Guardsmen Pull Off ‘Remarkable’ Antarctica Rescue

April 17, 2025

A pair of Wyoming Air National Guardsmen and a flight crew from the New York Air National Guard played a crucial role in a dramatic rescue earlier this year when they helped save the life of a man suffering from a heart attack in Antarctica, one of the most remote…

Northrop Grumman Says Sentinel Program Not Affected by Promontory Blast

April 17, 2025

The Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program will not be delayed by the explosion of a building at Northrop Grumman’s Promontory, Utah, complex which makes solid rocket motors, the company said.

Air Force Tests Out New Air-to-Air Training in Europe Focused on Drones

April 17, 2025

U.S. Air Forces in Europe is using one of its premier F-16 squadrons to develop and practice new tactics and weapons to counter drones. The exercise stems from the service’s experience in the Middle East, fighting off Iranian and Houthi attacks.

Explosion Destroys Building at Northrop Grumman Solid Rocket Motor Facility

April 16, 2025

An April 16 explosion destroyed a building at Northrop Grumman’s Innovation Systems plant in Promontory, Utah, where the company makes solid rocket motors for the U.S. government and commercial rocket companies.

Air Force Seeking ‘Emerging Technologies’ for E-7 Wedgetail—or Successors

April 16, 2025

The Air Force is still a few years away from getting its hands on its first E-7 aircraft for airborne early warning and control, but the service is already seeking industry input on new systems to either enhance or replace the sensor capabilities of the Wedgetail—or possibly even acquire new…

2024 USAF & USSF Almanac: FOAs, DRUs, & Civil Air Patrol

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