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The U.S. military carried out air strikes against Islamic State training camps in Syria on Oct. 11, U.S. Central Command announced. The airstrikes came amid concerns that the militant group is trying to rebuild its capabilities following its defeat in 2019 by the U.S. and its regional allies, the Syrian Democratic…

Anduril Industries said it received $350 million to build 500 high-explosive-equipped examples of its Roadrunner uncrewed VTOL aircraft. If detonation isn't needed, it can be safely recovered and re-used, the company said.

“Watch me do this kickflip” is essentially what top Space Force officials said on Oct. 10 when they announced the secretive X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle will soon start aerobraking, a maneuver where an orbiting space vehicle dips into the atmosphere...

Airmen who evacuated from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. ahead of Hurricane Milton are to start returning, but the base is not yet back up to operational status.

Airmen at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho took an F-15E Strike Eagle through its final check flight four years after a landing gear collapse in 2020 left it earthbound.

NATO is asking all 32 of its member nations to detail their space capabilities so it can better plan for future operations, the first U.S. Space Force general officer assigned to the alliance said Oct. 10. On top of that, NATO is also working on a commercial space strategy of its…

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 his Leadership Library. 

MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., seems to have escaped a devastating storm surge predicted to coincide with Hurricane Milton’s landfall in the region on Oct. 9, but a recovery team is still assessing the damage caused by heavy rain and high winds. Most Air Force bases in Florida…

New F-22 and F-16 fighter jets arrived at Kadena Air Base, Japan, this past weekend, even as the key base continues to hold onto at least a few F-15C Eagles. The F-16s are from the 77th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron out of Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. The F-22s are from…