John Stillion

The F-35 Joint Program Office awarded Lockheed Martin a $1.6 billion contract for spare parts for the fighter jet last week, a record sum for the program, Lockheed officials confirmed July 23.

On Jan. 7, President Donald Trump declared in a social media post he would propose a $1.5 trillion defense budget for fiscal 2027, a record-breaking figure that called to mind the Reagan buildup of the 1980s. Nearly eight months later, experts and Congress watchers agree ...

The House of Representatives passed its version of the 2027 National Defense Authorization bill and a new reconciliation package with $60 billion for the Pentagon on July 22, but both the policy and funding legislation face uncertain futures in the Senate.

Air & Space Forces Magazine went behind the scenes for Basic Cadet Training at the U.S. Air Force Academy to see the enduring traditions—and changes—up close.

The Pentagon’s cost estimate for the Iran War has risen to $37.5 billion, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a congressional committee July 21—and without emergency supplemental funding, the military will have to “curtail” training to cover those costs, he added.

A dozen and a half Air Force Reservists formally transferred to the Space Force on July 15, becoming the new service’s first 18 part-time Guardians. The move is the culmination of more than two and a half years of work to create a system unlike ...

From missile warning to satellite communications for drones, the Space Force has played a key, if often unseen, role in the U.S. conflict with Iran, the head of the service’s Combat Forces Command said July 17. And one area in particular has seen Guardians be ...

The Senate confirmed a half-dozen Air Force generals to three-star jobs July 16, including a new commander of Air Forces Central and a new superintendent for the Air Force Academy.

House lawmakers unveiled a new reconciliation package July 15 with $60 billion for defense, $290 billion less than the Pentagon has been seeking, a day after a Senate vote to advance the annual defense policy bill failed—developments that show the perilous state of the Pentagon’s ...

The Space Force has partnered with the the National Reconnaissance Office to get started on key intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance programs but is starting to take more ownership of those efforts, an arrangement the nominee to serve as the next NRO director said is a ...

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), one of the most influential Airmen to ever serve in Congress, died July 12 after a sudden cardiac event. He was 71.

Boeing’s MQ-28 Collaborative Combat Aircraft worked with multiple F-35 variants and battle management aircraft during a recent major Pacific exercise, the contractor announced this week.

The Air Force got a glimpse of its potential future this week, when an F-15EX fighter flew alongside a Collaborative Combat Aircraft during a major Pacific exercise.

A flu outbreak at Air Force Basic Military Training has killed one recruit and sickened more than 280 others at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, according to the congressman who represents the base.

The new “Bridge” Air Force One donated by Qatar made its official debut July 1, carrying President Donald Trump to North Dakota.