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Air Force Brings Back the ARRW Hypersonic Missile Program
The AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon, or ARRW, is one of two hypersonic concepts the Air Force is developing now
06/06/25Read it on Defense OneNew USAF Force Design Bets on Technology
The Air Force announced Nov. 10 it has finished an updated force design plan, intended to spell out how it will use combat power in a future war...
8h agoRead it on Air & Space Forces MagazineU.S. Air Force To Arm C-17 Cargo Aircraft With Cruise Missiles
The U.S. Air Force plans to field palletized cruise missiles for C-17 and C-130 cargo aircraft in 2027 under the Dragon Cart program....
1d agoRead it on Defence BlogIn First, Two CCAs Fly Air Combat Maneuvers Using Autonomy Software
A pair of Collaborative Combat Aircraft flew combat maneuvers in formation controlled by autonomy software for the first time....
1d agoRead it on Air & Space Forces MagazineU.S. Aircraft Evacuated From Second U.K. Base Due to Iran Threat
U.S. refueling tankers were moved from RAF Mildenhall on Monday...
2d agoRead it on The Wall Street JournalF-16s Build on Iran Combat Lessons to Prepare for China Threat
Iran war combat lessons are driving a faster pace of modernization for the U.S. Air Force’s F-16s. The F-16s have been in the thick of the action...
2d agoRead it on Lexington Institute
F-16s Build on Iran Combat Lessons to Prepare for China Threat
Iran war combat lessons are driving a faster pace of modernization for the U.S. Air Force’s F-16s.
The F-16s have been in the thick of the action during Operation Epic Fury, and will be again if strikes against Iran resume. Night take-offs, anti-drone missions, aerial refueling, and air dominance patrols are just a few of the missions prominently highlighted on X by U.S. Central Command. Not pictured: the specialized capability to kill any air defenses that go active with the radar-homing High-speed Anti-Radiation Missiles, or HARMs, an F-16 “Wild Weasel” specialty.
AFRL, ACC Fly XQ-67A Drone To Test Autonomous Teaming
The flight tested the XQ-67A’s integrated sensors, mission computers and power and thermal management systems in combat-like conditions....
6d agoRead it on Airforce TechnologyDrones Built To Look Like Birds Evaded Detection at Air Force Tech Exercise
The small unmanned aerial system (UAS) is designed to resemble a bird, while it collects intelligence or surveys an area at low altitudes....
1w agoRead it on Task & PurposeU.S. Air Force Asks Industry for New Cruise Missile for Ukraine
Potential contractors are asked to detail their capabilities to provide the Extended Range Attack Munition...
1w agoRead it on Defense News
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New USAF Force Design Bets on Technology
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The U.S. Navy Needs a New Battlecruiser. Will It Get One?
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Coding Commander's Intent into Unmanned Systems
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