Air Force
-
Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAir Force to Perform Multi-Platform Connectivity Tests in Four-Month Sprints
The Air Force plans to partner with combatant commands in a series of tests conducted several times a year, with the goal of increasingly demonstrating ways to connect U.S. military […]
-
Air ForceSaab Begins Production for New Air Force Trainer in Sweden
Saab began production on the Air Force’s forthcoming T-7A Red Hawk trainer jet earlier this month, the company said Jan. 21. The Swedish-based company started assembly production of its portion […]
-
Air ForceB-52 Loses Gravity Bombs, Per Air Force Order
The Air Force officially ended the B52-H’s mission to carry nuclear gravity bombs late last year, according to an updated operating military manual making the rounds online this week. Air […]
-
SpaceRaymond Sworn In as First Chief of Space Operations
Air Force Gen. John “Jay” Raymond was sworn in as the first chief of space operations to lead the nascent U.S. Space Force Jan. 14, becoming the first-ever Space Force […]
-
Air ForceAir Force Sends Final AEHF Satellite to Cape in First Official Delivery to Space Force
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The Air Force delivered the sixth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) protected satellite communications system to the 45th Space Wing Jan. 11, providing the final space […]
-
Air ForceNew Strategic Command Deputy Leader Nominated
An Air Force three-star general has been nominated to become the deputy commander of U.S. Strategic Commander, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Jan. 13. Lt. Gen. Thomas Bussiere current serves […]
-
Air ForceFourth Flight Test of XQ-58A Valkyrie Expected Soon, AFRL Says
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is “eagerly anticipating” the fourth flight test of the Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie stealth unmanned aircraft system (UAS) “in the near future,” AFRL spokesman Bryan […]
Tagged in: -
Air ForceSpace Force Footprint Grows as 14th Air Force Becomes Space Operations Command
The 14th Air Force – previously the Air Force component to U.S. Strategic Command for space operations – last month was redesignated as the Space Operations Command (SPOC) under the […]
-
Air ForceContracted Services to Provide Options, Flexibility for Air Force Red Air Training
JOINT-BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. – On a crisp and overcast afternoon in late October, four T-38A Talon trainers and two F-22 Raptors fighter aircraft from Air Combat Command’s 71st Fighter Training […]
-
Advanced / Transformational TechnologyLockheed Awarded $2.3 Billion in Various F-35 Contracts at Year’s End
The Pentagon awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] five contracts worth a cumulative $2.3 billion at the end of 2019 for various work related to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, to […]