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How the sixth-generation fighter jet will upend air warfare
Militaries around the world are working on planes they hope will represent a generational leap in aviation technology.
Opinion
As it plans NGAD fighter, Pentagon must learn from past failures
The DoD must wrap up the NGAD’s development phase as quickly as possible to avoid the snowballing effect of updates and new features.
By Sean Kennedy
US Air Force wants to avoid F-35 mistakes on sixth-gen fighter
The Air Force plans to award a contract to a vendor to build its Next Generation Air Dominance fighter in 2024.
Opinion
It’s time to resource the Air Force fighter enterprise the US needs
Congress should block the Air Force’s budget-driven request to retire 32 of its F-22s, while providing the resources necessary for air superiority.
By Douglas A. Birkey
US Air Force, Navy conduct ICBM test aboard nuclear command aircraft
This was the first Minuteman III test conducted from an airborne control center on a Navy E-6B Mercury aircraft since August.
US test launches unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile
The Minuteman III's reentry vehicle traveled about 4,200 miles over the Pacific Ocean to the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands.
New in 2023: Air Force overhauls how it prepares for the next fight
Some airmen complain on social media that they’re still flying missions too often in the "reset" phase.
New rifle, light machine gun headed to close combat troops
The weapons are going to infantry, scouts, combat engineers and special operations.
By Todd South
The Air Force is trying out a new kind of tanker: its C-17 cargo plane
The Air Force is looking for additional ways to increase the operational range of aircraft.
Last of Mexico’s World War II veterans dies at age 98
The sergeant served with 300 other Mexican soldiers alongside U.S. Army Air Forces in the Philippines.
By Staff Reports