The Pentagon is downgrading a significant four-star Air Force command, turning the head of U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa into a three-star billet. The move is being carried out under Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s plan to reduce the number of senior military officers, ...
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Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office have struck a final deal on production Lots 18 and 19, for nearly 300 airplanes, under agreements worth over $24 billion. The contract has been in negotiation for several years, and the jets—destined for U.S. as well ...
To succeed in future warfare likely to feature millions of unmanned aerial systems, the Pentagon should avoid getting into a one-for-one race with China and develop a quiver of options for downing many enemy drones at one time, defense and industry officials said at AFA’s ...
The Air Force is studying whether a large flying wing-type stealth aircraft armed with dozens of air-to-air missiles could be an element of its future air superiority force, sources told Air & Space Forces Magazine.
Getting Air Force readiness back where it needs to be—something new Secretary Troy E. Meink has quickly made one of his top priorities—will take parts, flying hours, maintainers, and new aircraft. But even if the service fills the funding accounts for those things in its ...
North American Aerospace Defense Command detected and tracked Russian warplanes flying in the Air Defense Identification Zone off the coast of Alaska on Sept. 24.
The Department-Level Exercise series, a massive wargame held across the Pacific this summer, taught Air Force leaders they need to pre-position supplies and delegate decisions to be effective in an Indo-Pacific fight.
The head of Air Force Special Operations Command said he has “complete confidence” in the safety of the CV-22 Osprey despite a delayed upgrade to the tiltrotor aircraft’s gearbox following a fatal November 2023 crash that temporarily grounded the fleet.
Winning future wars will require air dominance achieved through a blend of stealth, numbers, spectrum warfare, and an ability to swiftly adapt, Air Force and industry experts said at AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference.
