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With a mix of donated weapons, Ukraine’s defenders adapt in war
Gen. James Hecker, the head of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, told reporters Sept. 19 that Russia has lost more than 60 fighter jets in the war so far.
What’s up Doc? More than 70 vintage aircraft set to fly over Washington to celebrate end of WWII
There are only two B-29 Superfortress bombers still flying. Military Times rode aboard one.
By Howard Altman
Nagasaki urges nuke ban on 75th anniversary of US atomic bombing
The Japanese city of Nagasaki on Sunday marked its 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing, with the mayor and dwindling survivors urging world leaders including their own to do more for a nuclear weapons ban.
Turkish officials speak with NATO and US leaders, hold emergency meeting after 29 soldiers killed in Syria airstrike
An airstrike by Syrian government forces killed 29 Turkish soldiers in northeast Syria, a Turkish official said Friday, marking the largest death toll for Turkey in a single day since it first intervened in Syria in 2016.
Sorry, Sierra Nevada Corp. and Textron: The US Air Force isn’t buying light attack planes
Special Operations Command could have a requirement for as many as 75 light attack aircraft, but it wants to hold its own prototype demonstration.
By Valerie Insinna
US cuts number of Black Hawks to Afghanistan by two-thirds
Success of the Afghan Air Force will be a key metric for Pentagon planners seeking to draw down U.S. troops in the country. The U.S. is still bearing most of the burden of air support for Afghan troops.
By Shawn Snow
Russia: New weapon can travel 27 times the speed of sound
Moscow describes the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle as a technological breakthrough comparable to the 1957 Soviet launch of the first satellite.
Congress may have given the Air Force an exit door for the light attack aircraft program
Congress included language in the defense authorization bill that would let the Air Force shift its light attack aircraft funding to U.S. Special Operations Command.
By Valerie Insinna
Survey: Public confidence in the military is high, especially among older generations
More than 8 in 10 Americans say they trust the military to act in the public's best interest.
Air Force to give Sierra Nevada Corp. a sole-source contract for light-attack planes, but Textron will also get an award
The U.S. Air Force's light-attack experiment is taking baby steps toward a conclusion.
By Valerie Insinna
Afghan pilot training ends after almost half went AWOL in America
A program to train Afghan attack pilots has been ended after the airmen kept going absent without leave, or AWOL, while training in the United States.
By Kyle Rempfer