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Pentagon silent, aviation experts baffled by Trump’s fighter comments
“President Trump appears to have been speculating out loud about future airplanes that, as far as I know, don’t exist," said former SECAF Frank Kendall.
Investigators report US military training range woes across Indo-Pacific region
A Defense Department Inspector General report this week warns that some ranges aren't equipped to train pilots for the future fight.
First B-1Bs resume flying after nearly month-long grounding
It was the second time in a year that the Lancer has been grounded over an ejection seat issue.
A glimpse of deployments to come? Largest bomber rotation since start of Iraq War comes home
The mission to the UK allowed the 2nd Bomb Wing to practice deploying as an complete unit.
Space agency has an ambitious plan to launch ‘hundreds’ of small satellites. Can it get off the ground?
The first satellites of the Space Development Agency's first project could launch as early as 2020.
By Valerie Insinna
Keep those Iraq War notes handy: Small wars, not great power battles, still the most likely future fight
It is more likely the U.S. military will fight an insurgent or proxy force than face naval battles in the South China Sea or Russian armor in the Fulda Gap.
By Kyle Rempfer
US to designate Iran Revolutionary Guard a terrorist group
The Trump administration is preparing to designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a “foreign terrorist organization,” an unprecedented move against a national armed force that could have widespread implications for U.S. personnel and policy in the Middle East and elsewhere.
Here’s how F-35 technology would be compromised if Turkey also had the S-400 anti-aircraft system
The U.S. Air Force was able to bomb Libya with impunity after knocking out its relic of an Integrated Air Defense System, but what if the country had actually maintained a competent IADS network?
By Kyle Rempfer
Dropping sniper nests in four story buildings: A-10 Warthogs earn gallantry award in Syria
The A-10 Warthog pilots from the 74th Fighter Squadron were working over a dense urban battlefield to conduct close-air support for friendly troops.
By Kyle Rempfer