Latest "air warfare symposium" stories

Modern design technique gives 60-year-old B-52s new lease on life

The B-52's current engines, which date back to the early 1960s, are soon reaching the end of their life spans and must be replaced.

By Stephen Losey

13 months ago

B-21 Raider concept

First B-21 bomber enters ground testing, ‘on track for first flight’

Northrop Grumman now has six of the stealthy, next-generation aircraft in various stages of production.

By Stephen Losey

13 months ago

Kendall: Despite Russian invasion, China remains military’s top challenge

“Russia and other threats will not be discounted,” Kendall said. “But China ... will be our greatest strategic national security challenge.”

By Stephen Losey

13 months ago

Sorry, Elon, fighter pilots will fly and fight for a long time

An executive at the Mitchell Institute pushes back after Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, said the era of fighter jets is coming to an end.

By Douglas Birkey

3 years ago

Air Force selects finalists in Shark Tank-styled competition

The Air Force has announced finalists for the 2019 Spark Tank competition — a platform for airmen to showcase their innovative ideas to the service’s leadership and solicit funding for their product’s expansion.

By Kyle Rempfer

4 years ago

This airman’s great idea just won the Air Force’s first Spark Tank innovation prize

A boom operator instructor from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing at McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas won the Air Force’s first Spark Tank innovation prize for creating a new, more ergonomic platform for operators like himself.

By Stephen Losey

5 years ago