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US has accepted 36 upgraded F-35s since lifting delivery pause
The Pentagon is withholding $5 million per jet from its payments to Lockheed Martin until the new F-35s can fly in combat.
RTX readies to test new air defense radar following US Air Force deal
GhostEye MR is a medium-range radar that can detect, track and identify threats including cruise missiles and drones.
Future fighter program poses key test for US Air Force’s design method
In recent years, the advanced digital engineering techniques the service once thought would be revolutionary have not always panned out.
Ukrainian pilots will learn to fly F-16s at US Air Force’s 162nd Wing
Ukrainian pilots with prior experience flying other fighters could learn to fly the F-16 in as short as five months, the Air Force said.
US Air Force fires hypersonic ARRW in first test since March failure
The Air Force said data gathered in this operational prototype test will help it further develop hypersonic capabilities such as ARRW and HACM.
Ukraine war prompts new US air tactics in Europe
Countering anti-access, area-denial capabilities has become U.S. Air Forces in Europe boss Gen. James Hecker's top priority.
Space Force eyes ‘outernet’ for better data flow in orbit
A review of the satellite communications enterprise recommended a mix of commercial and government SATCOM networks.
Zero trust could have limited Pentagon leak, Navy CTO says
A zero-trust approach may not have prevented the Discord leak, but the underlying tenets may have helped the Pentagon detect the security breach sooner.
US Air Force eyes fleet of 1,000 drone wingmen as planning accelerates
The Air Force is trying to map out how it might operate, organize and support a fleet of autonomous drones flying alongside crewed fighters.
US Air Force reworks tanker modernization plans, slashes next buy
“Our mobility fleet can no longer operate forward with relative impunity,” Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said at the AFA Warfare Symposium.
The West doubles down on aiding Ukraine with heavy weapons
Plans to send yet heavier equipment designed to win maneuver battles are expected to come to a head.
By Joe Gould