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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.
‘Top Gun’ sequel filming on Norfolk-based carrier, Navy says
The U.S. Navy says a sequel to the 1986 blockbuster “Top Gun” is filming this week aboard a Norfolk-based aircraft carrier.
Afghan A-29 pilots drop laser-guided bomb in combat
The Afghan Air Force recently dropped its first laser-guided bomb in combat on a Taliban compound in Farah province, Afghanistan.
By Kyle Rempfer
The largest non-nuclear bomb in America’s arsenal just got an upgrade
The U.S. has completed its fourth upgrade on the 30,000-pound “bunker-buster” bomb, capable of attacking hard and buried targets.
By Nicole Bauke
F-35 program office to finish tests of key weapon this year
By the end of the year, the U.S. Air Force’s F-35As will wrap up testing of a key munition that will allow the jet to hit moving targets, the head of the F-35 program office said Sept. 18.
By Valerie Insinna