Beale AFB picked to host new battle management squadronA new squadron at Beale AFB, California, will handle the battle management data collected by manned aircraft, drones and other military systems.By Courtney Mabeus-Brown7 days ago
Air Force’s JSTARS flies last intel mission after 3 decades in serviceThe jets have amassed more than 141,000 hours in combat since Operation Desert Storm in 1991.By Rachel S. Cohen6 months ago
Georgia base welcomes first ‘BACN’ communications relay planeThe 18th Airborne Command and Control Squadron at Robins AFB will serve as the stateside home for the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node fleet.By Rachel S. Cohen11 months ago
Space Force seeking $1.2B for ‘Long Range Kill Chains’ target trackingBecause the program is mostly classified, the budget documents offer few details on the sensors the service will develop.By Courtney Albon12 months ago
Robins AFB cleared to pursue new missions to replace JSTARSTwo studies that looked how the new missions could affect the environment at Robins found they would have “no significant impact."By Rachel S. Cohen16 months ago
Inside the US Air Force’s race to fund future fighters, bombers and autonomous drones before the next crisisTo prepare for far more contested airspace, the U.S. Air Force is laying the groundwork for a series of radical transformations in how it approaches air combat that could cost at least tens of billions of dollars over the next two decades.By Stephen Losey23 months ago