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Lockheed eyes better stealth, unmanned option for F-35
After losing the Air Force's next-generation fighter contract to Boeing, Lockheed Martin hopes to fold sixth-generation tech into the F-35.
Allvin: Air Force owns more tech on F-47, dodging F-35 mistake
Air Force officials regret not getting data rights to the F-35, which has slowed repairs, and promised not to make the same mistake on the F-47.
Air Force test-launches unarmed Minuteman III missile
The Air Force conducts regular tests of its Minuteman III ICBMs, as it looks for ways to bring costs under control for the successor Sentinel missile.
Sentinel nuclear missiles will need new silos, Air Force says
The Sentinel ICBM program is already alarmingly over budget, and trying to reuse 55-year-old Minuteman III silos would put it even further behind.
Opinion
Did the Trump administration move too quickly to commit to the F-47?
The jury is still out on whether the NGAD contract should have been awarded, former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall argues in this op-ed.
By Frank Kendall