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Airman 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...
10h 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...
1d 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...
1d 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...
4d 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
6d 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...
6d 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
1w 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
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Putin, Plague, and America’s Biodefense Gap
By Ryan Kane • RealClearDefense
From Hormuz to the South China Sea: Defending Freedom of Navigation in Contested Waters
By David F. Lasseter • RealClearDefense
Checklist for Modern Conflict Readiness
By Sergey E. Ivashchenko • RealClearDefense
AUTOWARCOM Is Heading for a Command-and-Control Collision
By Michael Carvelli • RealClearDefense
The Unfinished Reform
By Mark W. Castillon • RealClearDefense
From Hormuz to the South China Sea: Defending Freedom of Navigation in Contested Waters
By David F. Lasseter • RealClearDefense
National Guard Soldier Shot While Breaking Up Fight in Washington D.C.
By Military.com
‘No Marine Fights Alone’
By Gidget Fuentes, USNI News
Sea Services Weigh How to Embrace Autonomous, Attritable Tech
By Reeves, NatDef
Lockheed Delivers C-130J to Become Navy’s TACAMO Plane
By Stephen Losey, A&SF