An Air Force fighter squadron that first flew in World War II officially returned to duty June 15 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., where the squadron will be the first of three to fly F-35s. Lt. Col. Michael Powell, the commander of the newly-reactivated ...
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The Air Force’s request for funding for the Next Generation Air Dominance program is slashed nearly a third—some $550 million—in the House Armed Services Committee chairman's mark of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. But while the amount of the reduction roughly matches what the ...
Four B-52 Stratofortresses and more than 200 Airmen arrived at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, this week to kick off another Bomber Task Force deployment in the Indo-Pacific. The B-52s, from the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., arrived June 12 and June ...
The Air Force is unlikely to get any funding for extra aircraft in fiscal 2024, at least if House Armed Services Committee chair Rep. Mike Rogers’ markup of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act is any indication. But the draft legislation does lay the groundwork ...
Western defense chiefs provided the most detailed public outline of their plans to remake Ukraine's air force with Western jets such as the F-16 on June 15. Kajsa Ollongren, the Dutch Minister of Defense, explained portions of that plan. “We want to kickstart it first ...
Air Force leaders have already said they are shifting their focus away the hypersonic Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW). Now, the program may not get funding to complete a final few tests if the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee gets his way. In ...
For the first time in 18 years, an Airman will be the commander in chief’s top military adviser, and not a moment too soon. As Chairman, Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. will have an opportunity to exert influence across the joint enterprise, including how requirements ...
The 128th Air Refueling Wing of the Wisconsin Air National Guard helped scores of aircraft get across the Atlantic Ocean on their way to Air Defender 23 in Europe, a “monumental feat,” one officer said.
Lawmakers on the key tactical air and land forces panel of the House Armed Services Committee are willing to let the Air Force go ahead with its plan to cut 42 A-10s and 57 F-15C/Ds in fiscal 2024. There’s still a long way to go before the ...
