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Air Force Wants Lasers on Fighter Jets by 2025
Lockheed Martin is working toward outfitting a directed energy system on fighter jets by the middle of the decade, according to a company...
11/10/20Read it on National Defense MagazineHow Operation Spider’s Web Has Changed the Rules of Airpower
For decades, militaries have invested enormous resources in aircraft capable of penetrating increasingly sophisticated enemy air defenses. But...
Read it on RealClearDefensePentagon, Lockheed Agree to 10-Year Deal for 850 F-35 Jets
The Defense Department and Lockheed Martin agreed to a 10-year framework that the Pentagon says guarantees at least 850 F-35 Lightning II fighters...
Read it on Military TimesBombers Could Have a Major Air-to-Air Combat Role
Bombers are now being viewed as another potential air-to-air asset on top of growing the fighter fleet and establishing a CCA force....
Read it on The WarZone
From Siberia to Fairford: How Operation Spider’s Web Has Changed the Rules of Airpower
Last June, Ukraine demonstrated that inexpensive drones launched from inside an adversary’s territory could threaten some of the most valuable aircraft in the Russian strategic arsenal.
This week, the United States demonstrated that it had absorbed the lesson.
Pentagon’s 6th Generation Stealth Fighter Will Control Drone Swarms
Sixth-gen fighters will command drone swarms from the cockpit, ushering in a new era of manned-unmanned teaming and agile air combat...
21h agoRead it on Warrior MavenAir Force Needs 1,509 Combat-Ready Jets by 2035
The U.S. Air Force predicts it’ll need 1,509 combat-ready fighter jets by 2035 to cover a “moderate risk” operational profile, according to a senior...
21h agoRead it on Breaking DefenseAirman Who Died Rappeling Into College Football Game Identified
The U.S. airman who died after a rapid fall while rappelling from the rafters of a stadium before a college football game in Texas was a 15-year...
2d agoRead it on Associated PressNew ICBM Warhead Carrier Tested
The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center recently carried out a test launch of a new warhead carrier for the forthcoming Sentinel intercontinental...
3d agoRead it on The Washington TimesF-22 Pilot Directs CCA in Flight as ‘Airborne QB’
The human F-22 pilot acted as an “airborne quarterback” for the YFQ-44 drone by sending it high-level tactical directives...
3d agoRead it on Air & Space Forces MagazineRaytheon's $8B Contract for Strategic Comms Terminal Modernization
This effort enhances secure, high-speed communication capabilities critical for nuclear command and control, including protected voice, data, and...
6d agoRead it on Military + Aerospace Electronics
From Siberia to Fairford: How Operation Spider’s Web Has Changed the Rules of Airpower
By Frank A. Rose • RealClearDefense
Faster Simulations, Better Defense Decisions
By Rut Lineswala • RealClearDefense
Will HASC Have an Oversight Subcommittee in the Next Congress?
By Christopher J. Bright • RealClearDefense
The U.S. is Overpaying for Missiles
By Alex Lee • RealClearDefense
The U.S. Nuclear Deterrent Umbrella
By Peter Huessy • RealClearDefense
From Siberia to Fairford: How Operation Spider’s Web Has Changed the Rules of Airpower
By Frank A. Rose • RealClearDefenseFaster Simulations, Better Defense Decisions
By Rut Lineswala • RealClearDefense
Bombers Could Have a Major Air-to-Air Combat Role
By Joseph Trevithick, The WarZone
Pentagon, Lockheed Agree to 10-Year Deal for 850 F-35 Jets
By M. Scanlon, Military T.
The Marine Corps Has a Boot Problem
By Travis Pike, Sandboxx News