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Here are the two companies creating drone wingmen for the US Air Force
The decision marks the service’s most significant step yet as it aims to create a series of drones using autonomous software to fly alongside piloted jets.
New Air Force One planes could be up to three years late
"We are way off the initial plan," subcommittee chairman Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., said in Thursday's hearing.
Pentagon’s high-level group to aid Ukraine is rooted in Iraq and Afghanistan fight
The Pentagon has modeled a new high-level team to rush military aid to Ukraine after the group it used to rush supplies to troops in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria, according to a memo obtained by Defense News and sources familiar with the matter.
By Joe Gould
Air Force exchanges will carry more maternity uniforms at a dozen bases
DOD warned uniform shipments are delayed by supply chain problems.
As Pentagon calls for industry innovation, top acquisition nominees remain stalled
The Pentagon has are too few acquisition officials confirmed for the defense industry.
By Joe Gould
Air Force veteran’s obit urges ‘irresponsibly large wager on Nebraska beating Iowa’ in lieu of flowers
The family of Air Force veteran Milton Andrew Munson, 73, who died Nov. 16, contains a very unusual request.
AWACS ops group commander at Tinker fired after investigation
An investigation found Col. Gary Donovan skirted safety protocols and fostered an unhealthy workplace culture.
B-1B bombers return to Diego Garcia island base after 15 years
Lancers showed up after China began holding military air drills near Taiwan and launched a joint naval exercise with Russia in the Sea of Japan.
Air Force pick pledges to tackle F-35 sustainment costs, back nuclear modernization
Controlling rising sustainment costs for the F-35 would be a top concern for the nominee to lead Air Force acquisitions.
By Joe Gould
Wild tale of ‘Pablo Eskobear’ & a paratrooper-turned-drug kingpin coming to big screen
Some stories are truly stranger than fiction.
By Jon Simkins