Air Force
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Air ForceReport: Air Force Needs Expanded Use Of Unmanned Aircraft To Meet Capability Gaps
A new report from the Mitchell Institute calls on the Air Force to expand its use of autonomous aircraft to match growing capabilities from adversaries and meet capability gaps created […]
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Air ForceAir Force Canceling Future Light-Attack Flight Demos After Recent A-29 Crash
The Air Force is canceling all remaining flight demonstrations for its light-attack aircraft experiment following a recent fatal crash of an A-29 plane, the service said last week. Lt. Gen. […]
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Air ForceNNSA Conducts B61-12 Flight-Hardware Tests on B-2 Bomber
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) announced last week it completed a pair of flight tests on non-nuclear components of the B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb near the Nevada National Test […]
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Air ForceAir Force Grounds Light-Attack Aircraft Experiment After Crash
The U.S. Air Force has suspended flying for its light-attack aircraft experiment while it investigates the recent fatal crash of one of the participating planes, the head of Air Combat […]
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Air ForceHouse Backs More Funding To Replace A-10 Wings
The U.S. House of Representatives late June 26 passed an amendment to the fiscal year 2019 defense appropriations bill aimed at speeding up the installation of new wings on the […]
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Air ForceHouse Backs More Funding To Replace A-10 Wings
The U.S. House of Representatives late June 26 passed an amendment to the fiscal year 2019 defense appropriations bill aimed at speeding up the installation of new wings on the […]
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Air ForceAir Force’s B-21 Bomber Nears Key Design Review
The U.S. Air Force, which has been developing the B-21 Raider for almost three years, is on track to conduct a critical design review (CDR) by year’s end, a service official said […]
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Air Force
A-29 Light-Attack Plane Crashes During Air Force Experiment
An A-29 Super Tucano crashed June 22 during a training flight for the Air Force’s light-attack aircraft experiment, killing one of its aircrew members. Navy Lt. Christopher Carey Short of […]
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CongressSpace Force Could Be Authorized In FY 2020 Defense Bill, Lawmaker Says
Legislation to implement President Donald Trump’s proposed Space Force will likely be considered as part of the fiscal year 2020 defense authorization bill that Congress will take up next year, […]
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Air Force
Space Force Could Be Authorized In FY 2020 Defense Bill, Lawmaker Says
Legislation to implement President Donald Trump’s proposed Space Force will likely be considered as part of the fiscal year 2020 defense authorization bill that Congress will take up next year, […]