Daily Report: Kadena Adds Fresh F-22s and F-16s
PLUS MacDill Dodges Major Damage from Milton and NATO Takes Stock of Space Capabilities
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Allvin Wants Airmen to Study Past Airpower Failures to Prepare for Wars of the Future
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin wants Airmen to read up on the history of airpower failures and military decision-making to better prepare for the next conflict and learn how to harness artificial intelligence effectively and ethically, among other new updates to ...
Daily Report: New F-15s Arrive in the Middle East
PLUS SDA Lays Out Plans for Tranche 3 and Lockheed Names a New F-35 Manager
USAF F-15s Arriving in Middle East as Israel Weighs Response to Iran Attack
More of the U.S. Air Force fighters directed to deploy to the Middle East late last month began arriving in the region as Israel contemplates its response to Tehran’s ballistic missile attack on Israel. A squadron of F-15E Strike Eagles from Mountain Home Air Force ...
Daily Report: Will Navy Have 6th-Gen Fighter Before Air Force?
PLUS ANG Helps Hurricane Victims and DOD Wants Cheap New Drones Fast
Navy Will Pick a 6th-Gen Fighter as Air Force Pauses NGAD
In the race to field the first sixth-generation fighter, the U.S. Navy is pressing ahead as the Air Force pauses its program amid concern that it's too expensive and might not be the best answer to emerging threats.
Daily Report: Iran Attacks Israel with Missile Barrage
PLUS Pratt Gets $1.3B for F-35 Engine Upgrade and Anduril Moves into Space
Iran Attacks Israel as More USAF Warplanes Arrive in Middle East
Iran launched a large-scale attack against Israel on Oct. 1, just as additional U.S. Air Force assets rushed into the region. A barrage of missiles was seen over Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities at around 7:30 p.m. local time. Just a few hours earlier, ...
Daily Report: More USAF Fighters Heading to Middle East
PLUS Lockheed Gets $3.6 for Missiles and Hurricane Helene’s Aftermath
VIDEO: Russian Fighter Cuts Off US F-16 During NORAD Intercept
A Russian Su-35 fighter cut across the front of a U.S. Air Force F-16 conducting a routine intercept of Russian aircraft off the coast of Alaska in a dramatic incident Sept. 23. The U.S. military called the encounter “unsafe," and said the Russian aviator’s actions ...
US Sending More Air Force Fighters to Middle East
The Pentagon is ordering additional U.S. Air Force warplanes to the Middle East after Israel launched punishing attacks on Lebanese Hezbollah and killed the group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, U.S. officials told Air & Space Forces Magazine. The U.S. will send three additional squadrons of fighter ...
Daily Report: Why an F-16 in Russian Camo Intercepted a Russian Warplane for NORAD
PLUS the Cost of CCAs and 75 Years Since the Berlin Airlift
PHOTO: Russian Aircraft Intercepted By US F-16 in Russian-Style Camo. Here’s Why
On a trip into the Alaska Air Identification Zone (ADIZ) in September, a Russian Ilyushin Il-38 maritime surveillance aircraft was photographed by the U.S. military flying alongside a fighter with navy blue, light blue, and gray camouflage, complete with bright red numbering—the colors of the ...
Daily Report: US to Train More Ukrainian F-16 Pilots
PLUS The Final KC-10 Retires and Hurricane Helene
US to Train 18 More F-16 Pilots for Ukraine, Send New Bombs
The United States will help train 18 additional Ukrainian F-16 pilots and provide Kyiv with fresh standoff air-to-ground weapons as part of an $8 billion military aid package, the Biden administration announced on Sept. 26.
Daily Report: How Allies Can Help While PACAF Waits for Wedgetail
PLUS Clearing the F-35 Backlog and Satellite Imagery in Ukraine
PACAF Looks to Australia, Japan for Battle Management Help as It Waits for Wedgetail
PACAF commander Gen. Kevin Schneider wants the new E-7 Wedgetail "sooner rather than later" and plans on leveraging Australia's E-7s and Japanese E-2s for a smooth transition. Schneider also says air domain awareness should be a layered solution, stressing ground-based capabilities.
‘Sensing Has Become Ubiquitous’: Satellite Imagery in Ukraine Offers View of Future Warfare
The proliferation of commercial satellites is changing the character of war, a panel of military experts said at AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference on Sept. 18.
Daily Report: How a Continuing Resolution Would Hurt the Air, Space Forces
PLUS More Coverage from the Final Day of AFA September
‘A Fine Balance’: How to Manage More Exercises Versus Readiness
The Air Force and Space Force will have to manage a delicate balance between building readiness and preparing forces as they conduct more realistic, large-scale exercises, senior leaders said Sept. 18 at AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference.