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Fixing Air Force Readiness Will Take Years
Getting Air Force readiness back where it needs to be—something new Secretary Troy E. Meink has quickly made one of his top priorities
09/26/25Read 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....
6h 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....
6h 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...
1d 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...
1d 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....
5d 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....
6d 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 NewsLGM-35 Sentinel ICBM on Track for 2030
Heavier, faster, more lethal, cyber hardened and more reliable are just a few of the attributes woven into the US Air Force’s new Sentinel ICBM, a...
1w agoRead it on Warrior Maven
The Gulf of Finland’s Forgotten Islands
By Ben Poulin • RealClearDefense
NATO’s New Spending Pledge Must Buy Real Energy Resilience
By Chuck Dockery • RealClearDefense
The Army Needs a Data Logistics Discipline Before the Next Surge
By Steve Ferenzi • RealClearDefense
2949 Marine Prisoners, Hostages, and Peacetime Governmental Detainees Since Our Corps' Founding
By Jon Couch • RealClearDefense
America Must Win the Biotech Race Against China
By Rob Maness • RealClearDefense
U.S. Air Force To Arm C-17 Cargo Aircraft With Cruise Missiles
By C. Jones, Defence Blog
How Marine Vet Ernest Langdon Became a Renowned Shooter & Gunsmith
By WATM
In First, Two CCAs Fly Air Combat Maneuvers Using Autonomy Software
By A&SF
Space Force Launches Mission Operations Center
By Jon Harper, DefenseScoop
Pentagon Mulls Placing Fleet of Military Satellites Around the Moon
By Ars Technica