Air & Space Forces Magazine
In This Issue
Air & Space Forces Magazine May/June 2026 issue.
2026 USAF and USAF Almanac
The latest breakdown of the Air Force and Space Force by the numbers, with updated organization tables, weapons profiles, and more.
Military Human Spaceflight is Key to Future U.S. Space Superiority
The United States and China are competing in a modern-day space race with generational strategic consequences at play, both in space and on Earth. And at this moment in time, China—not the United States—is positioned to dominate. To change that...
WORLD: Budget
Inside the $1.5T Budget Request By Greg Hadley, Matthew Cox, Steve Losey The Trump administration’s record-breaking $1.5 trillion defense budget request for fiscal 2027 would represent a $441 billion increase over the fiscal 2026 budget, a 44 percent jump that...
WORLD: Rescue
We’ll Bring You Home: USAF’s Unwritten Contract with Every Combat Pilot By Matthew Cox and Stephen Losey When a U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down over Iran and its pilot and weapons systems officer ejected into unfriendly territory in...
AFA IN ACTION: AFA Debuts ‘Salute to Space,’ Launching Annual Tradition
The Air & Space Forces Association hosted the inaugural ‘Salute to Space’ on May 1 with senior Space Force leaders and distinguished guests in attendance. The salute, held on International Space Day, focused on the legacy of Gen. Bernard Schriever...
Editorial: Go Big on Airpower
The Pentagon’s record $1.5 trillion defense budget reveals interesting differences in how each service seeks to spend its share of this trove of national treasure. The Army and Navy are going big on procurement. The Space Force is investing across...