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F-16s key step for Ukraine, but won’t be ‘game-changer,’ SECAF says
“Ukraine [will] remain an independent nation,” SECAF Kendall said. “It’s time to start thinking longer-term about what [its] military might look like.”
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US Air Force plans to award Next Generation Air Dominance deal in 2024
The NGAD solicitation formally begins the process to choose a company to build the Air Force’s next advanced fighter system, which will replace the F-22.
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Reports: Defense News correspondent arrested in India
The arrest drew an immediate condemnation from the publisher of Defense News.
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US Air Force wants drone wingmen to bring ‘mass’ airpower on a budget
The Air Force plans to collect industry’s ideas for creating drone wingmen and use them to flesh out how it might use collaborative combat aircraft.
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What Gen. CQ Brown would bring as chairman of the Joint Chiefs
Two sources confirmed to Defense News that the president has chosen Gen. Brown to succeed Army Gen. Mark Milley as the nation’s top military officer.
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Escape system problem causes T-7 deliveries to slip to end of 2025
It’s the latest slide in the T-7’s schedule, and means the first deliveries will happen at least two years later than anticipated.
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US Air Force, Navy conduct ICBM test aboard nuclear command aircraft
This was the first Minuteman III test conducted from an airborne control center on a Navy E-6B Mercury aircraft since August.
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US Air Force eyes September for next phase of re-engining B-52 bombers
“This is an almost complete overhaul of the mission systems of the B-52 [that] will enable it to operate well into the future,” says Andrew Hunter.
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Electronic warfare upgrades for F-16 pass emulator testing
The jet’s future electronic warfare system is designed to allow it to defeat newer, more advanced enemy sensors and weapons.
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US Air Force asks for 72 fighters in 2024, and it might happen again
Top Air Force leaders have said for years that it needs to buy at least 72 new fighters each year to both modernize its fighter fleet and lower its age.
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F-16s key step for Ukraine, but won’t be ‘game-changer,’ SECAF says
“Ukraine [will] remain an independent nation,” SECAF Kendall said. “It’s time to start thinking longer-term about what [its] military might look like.”
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US Air Force plans to award Next Generation Air Dominance deal in 2024
The NGAD solicitation formally begins the process to choose a company to build the Air Force’s next advanced fighter system, which will replace the F-22.
-
Reports: Defense News correspondent arrested in India
The arrest drew an immediate condemnation from the publisher of Defense News.
-
US Air Force wants drone wingmen to bring ‘mass’ airpower on a budget
The Air Force plans to collect industry’s ideas for creating drone wingmen and use them to flesh out how it might use collaborative combat aircraft.
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What Gen. CQ Brown would bring as chairman of the Joint Chiefs
Two sources confirmed to Defense News that the president has chosen Gen. Brown to succeed Army Gen. Mark Milley as the nation’s top military officer.
-
Escape system problem causes T-7 deliveries to slip to end of 2025
It’s the latest slide in the T-7’s schedule, and means the first deliveries will happen at least two years later than anticipated.
-
US Air Force, Navy conduct ICBM test aboard nuclear command aircraft
This was the first Minuteman III test conducted from an airborne control center on a Navy E-6B Mercury aircraft since August.
-
US Air Force eyes September for next phase of re-engining B-52 bombers
“This is an almost complete overhaul of the mission systems of the B-52 [that] will enable it to operate well into the future,” says Andrew Hunter.
-
Electronic warfare upgrades for F-16 pass emulator testing
The jet’s future electronic warfare system is designed to allow it to defeat newer, more advanced enemy sensors and weapons.
-
US Air Force asks for 72 fighters in 2024, and it might happen again
Top Air Force leaders have said for years that it needs to buy at least 72 new fighters each year to both modernize its fighter fleet and lower its age.
-
F-16s key step for Ukraine, but won’t be ‘game-changer,’ SECAF says
“Ukraine [will] remain an independent nation,” SECAF Kendall said. “It’s time to start thinking longer-term about what [its] military might look like.”
-
US Air Force plans to award Next Generation Air Dominance deal in 2024
The NGAD solicitation formally begins the process to choose a company to build the Air Force’s next advanced fighter system, which will replace the F-22.
-
Reports: Defense News correspondent arrested in India
The arrest drew an immediate condemnation from the publisher of Defense News.
-
US Air Force wants drone wingmen to bring ‘mass’ airpower on a budget
The Air Force plans to collect industry’s ideas for creating drone wingmen and use them to flesh out how it might use collaborative combat aircraft.
-
What Gen. CQ Brown would bring as chairman of the Joint Chiefs
Two sources confirmed to Defense News that the president has chosen Gen. Brown to succeed Army Gen. Mark Milley as the nation’s top military officer.
-
Escape system problem causes T-7 deliveries to slip to end of 2025
It’s the latest slide in the T-7’s schedule, and means the first deliveries will happen at least two years later than anticipated.
-
US Air Force, Navy conduct ICBM test aboard nuclear command aircraft
This was the first Minuteman III test conducted from an airborne control center on a Navy E-6B Mercury aircraft since August.
-
US Air Force eyes September for next phase of re-engining B-52 bombers
“This is an almost complete overhaul of the mission systems of the B-52 [that] will enable it to operate well into the future,” says Andrew Hunter.
-
Electronic warfare upgrades for F-16 pass emulator testing
The jet’s future electronic warfare system is designed to allow it to defeat newer, more advanced enemy sensors and weapons.
-
US Air Force asks for 72 fighters in 2024, and it might happen again
Top Air Force leaders have said for years that it needs to buy at least 72 new fighters each year to both modernize its fighter fleet and lower its age.













