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U.S. Poised To Accept New F-35s Without Radars
Rep. Rob Wittman told Breaking Defense that while he expected issues with the new APG-85 radar to eventually be resolved, in the interim the U.S....
03/20/26Read it on Breaking DefenseRaytheon'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...
28mins agoRead it on Military + Aerospace ElectronicsAir Force Tests New Sentinel Reentry Vehicle
The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center tested its new intercontinental ballistic missile reentry vehicle
2d agoRead it on Air & Space Forces MagazineSmart Skies, Secure Homeland
The FAA's "SMART" air traffic control modernization plan is a vital step in the right direction—but it must include better integration with...
2d agoRead it on The National InterestF-47: 1,000-Nautical-Mile Range Could Reshape U.S. Air Force Superiority
The U.S. Air Force is developing the F-47 sixth-generation fighter with a planned combat radius exceeding 1,000 nautical miles
4d agoRead it on Global Defense News
The Revitalized Eagle: The Story of the F-15EX Procurement Surge
In the strategic planning rooms at the Pentagon and across the sprawling flight lines of the United States Air Force, a dramatic shift in air superiority doctrine is underway.
The Boeing F-15, a recognizable silhouette born from a 1970s blueprint, is experiencing a massive twenty-first-century resurgence. This is not a nostalgic return to legacy hardware, but a calculated procurement pivot driven by verified operational effectiveness and the demand for tactical mass.
Air Force's Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile Has First Flight Test
HACM came out of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program to develop a concept for a hypersonic air-breathing weapon
1w agoRead it on Air & Space Forces MagazineU.S. Air Force Bets on New Sensing Tech
Ghost Mantis Gen 3 uses a multi-function aperture to perform multiple sensing missions across the electromagnetic spectrum
1w agoRead it on NextGenDefenseAmerican Bomber Fleet Departs Britain
All US bombers deployed to RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire have returned to their home stations in the United States
1w agoRead it on UK Defence JournalF/A-XX: U.S. Putting All Its Fighter Eggs in the Boeing Basket
So the first question is: why would the Defense Department do this?
1w agoRead it on The Strategist (ASPI)Northrop Grumman's Talon Blue Collaborative Combat Aircraft Has Flown
Northrop Grumman has placed its hopes in Talon Blue to capture a piece of the USAF's future Collaborative Combat Aircraft portfolio
1w agoRead it on The WarZone
In Pursuit of Nuclear Abolition
By Peter Huessy • RealClearDefense
Innovation Alone Won’t Prepare the U.S. for the Future Battlefield
By Joshua Segal • RealClearDefense
The sUAS Tactical Trifecta
By Bryan T. Woody • RealClearDefense
The Revolutionary War: When Strategic Options Share the Same Weakness
By Henry Yep • RealClearDefense
The Houthis Are Testing the Limits of Collective Defense
By Saima Afzal • RealClearDefense
Navy Civilianizes Six Former Flag Billets, Reduces Six to Captains
By Mongilio, USNI N.
Raytheon's $8B Contract for Strategic Comms Terminal Modernization
By M+A El
America’s Maritime Moment Will Not Wait
By CDR Salamander
Armor Up?
By Marine Corps Compass Points
Who Shoots Down the Drone Over the Shipyard?
By John Ferrari & Dillon Prochnicki • RealClearDefense