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U.S. Refueling Fleet Falls Below Air Force Readiness Standards
America's ability to project power across the Pacific may depend more on fuel than fighter jets, reports warn.
06/15/26Read it on Interesting EngineeringAir Force Strengthens F-22 Raptor Combat Readiness in the Pacific
The U.S. Air Force is strengthening its ability to sustain F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jet operations in the Pacific through training involving...
1h agoRead it on Global Defense NewsAir Force Launches New AI Strategy Across 15 Mission Areas
The Department of the Air Force is launching a new artificial intelligence strategy across 15 mission areas, including everything from intelligence...
1d agoRead it on Air & Space Forces MagazineNew 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...
2d 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....
3d 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....
3d 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...
4d 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...
4d 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....
1w agoRead it on Airforce Technology
Iran’s Nuclear and Chemical Weapons Threat
By Ben Ollerenshaw • RealClearDefense
Europe’s Rearmament Paradox
By Daniel Darling • RealClearDefense
Pentagon’s Pursuit of Faster Acquisition
By Ben Harris • RealClearDefense
The Army’s AI Cyber Defenders Need a Proven Stand-Down Order
By Gleb Tsipursky • RealClearDefense
After the Silence
By Chase Skylar DeMayo • RealClearDefense
The First Surface Drone-v-Drone Fight
By CDR Salamander, CDR Salamander
Air Force Strengthens F-22 Raptor Combat Readiness in the Pacific
By Global DefenseAfter the Silence
By Chase Skylar DeMayo • RealClearDefense
Underwater Arms Race Puts U.S. Naval Supremacy at Risk
By Tom O'Connor, Newsweek
New Facilities To Pump Out Upgraded F/A-18E/F Super Hornets
By Trevithick, WarZone