US Air Force considers adopting the Army’s Future Vertical Lift program
The U.S. Air Force may need a new aircraft to help resupply forward-operating bases in a war against Russia and China.
By Valerie Insinna
House committee targets Lockheed in probe of F-35 parts problems
Gaps in the data that follows F-35 spare parts are leading to a rise in costs, lawmakers contend.
Congressional watchdog skeptical on new F-35 logistics system
The Government Accountability Office wants more details about the cost and design of the Operational Data Integrated Network, or ODIN.
By Valerie Insinna
Air Force, SpaceX to test Starlink capabilities in upcoming live-fire demonstration
The April 8 event will be the next iteration of the military’s Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) exercises, taking place at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, and Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The demonstration will test the military's interoperability with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite constellations.
By Dylan Gresik
D’oh! Tech sergeant promotion tests lost in mail; AFPC extends window for affected airmen
AFPC said it doesn't think anyone planned to cheat with the missing tests, but is re-writing them to be safe.
Incirlik squadron bars alcohol after airmen booze it up too much
The squadron commander's booze ban announcement included a photograph said to be of a recent drunk driving incident at Incirlik.
Seymour Johnson airman charged with nightclub murder
An airman at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, North Carolina, has been arrested in the shooting death of another man outside a nightclub in Raleigh early Saturday morning.
By Kent Miller
The US is unprepared for space cyberwarfare
China and Russia have placed a high priority on developing superiority within the electromagnetic battlespace, the author of this commentary says.
By Lawrence Sellin
Denied hot meals and indoor toilets, US airmen prepare for the fog of war
The U.S. Air Force is embracing the suck as it considers how it might fight in a war against near-peer adversaries.
By Valerie Insinna