Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost oversees the military’s transportation and logistics enterprise, including airlift, aerial refueling, and sealift, using both military and commercial assets.
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William Tell Fighter Competition returns.
Kadena Air Base, Japan, saw the return of a familiar aircraft type on Oct. 3 when F-15C Eagles from the California Air National Guard’s 144th Fighter Wing and and the Louisiana Air National Guard's 159th Fighter Wing arrived to help keep up the continuous fighter ...
Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet thinks completing flight testing of the F-35 Tech Refresh-3 by the middle of 2024 is "manageable," saying the complex changes are taking time because the technologies are comparable to those in driverless cars and autonomous aircraft.
An Air Force task force charged with advancing new technologies is considering fielding one-way attack drones in the Middle East, the top USAF commander for the region told reporters Oct. 4. Task Force 99, a small detachment in Air Forces Central (AFCENT), is exploring kinetic ...
The cost of the F-15EX fighter under the program's new status as a Major Defense Program is about $94 million, the Air Force announced in its Selected Acquisition Reports. Plans call for initial operational capability next year.
The Air Force awarded $39 million to Raytheon to develop software to command and control air base defense against cruise missiles, drones, and other airborne threats.
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine grinds on, the U.S. Air Force deployed four F-16 fighters to neighboring Poland on Oct. 3, keeping up the service’s continuous presence on NATO’s eastern flank.
The Air Force has provided new details of flight testing the AGM-181 Long Range Standoff nuclear cruise missile, along with details of its financial progress.