Air Force Association Top Issues for 2015

Northrop Grumman Says Sentinel Program Not Affected by Promontory Blast

April 17, 2025

The Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program will not be delayed by the explosion of a building at Northrop Grumman’s Promontory, Utah, complex which makes solid rocket motors, the company said.

Air Force Tests Out New Air-to-Air Training in Europe Focused on Drones

April 17, 2025

U.S. Air Forces in Europe is using one of its premier F-16 squadrons to develop and practice new tactics and weapons to counter drones. The exercise stems from the service’s experience in the Middle East, fighting off Iranian and Houthi attacks.

Explosion Destroys Building at Northrop Grumman Solid Rocket Motor Facility

April 16, 2025

An April 16 explosion destroyed a building at Northrop Grumman’s Innovation Systems plant in Promontory, Utah, where the company makes solid rocket motors for the U.S. government and commercial rocket companies.

AFSOC Command Chief Relieved, Investigation Ongoing

April 16, 2025

The top enlisted Airman in Air Force Special Operations Command, Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, was relieved April 14, but few details are available amid an ongoing investigation.

Air Force Seeking ‘Emerging Technologies’ for E-7 Wedgetail—or Successors

April 16, 2025

The Air Force is still a few years away from getting its hands on its first E-7 aircraft for airborne early warning and control, but the service is already seeking industry input on new systems to either enhance or replace the sensor capabilities of the Wedgetail—or possibly even acquire new…

B-1s Deploy to Misawa for First Ever Bomber Task Force Based in Japan

April 16, 2025

B-1Bs have landed at Misawa Air Base for the Air Force’s first ever Bomber Task Force rotation based in Japan, Pacific Air Forces and Air Force Global Strike Command confirmed.

In Pursuit of ‘Space Control,’ USSF Gets First Upgraded Jammer

April 16, 2025

As Space Force leaders grow more vocal and direct in calling for space weapons to control the domain, one official revealed last week that the Space Force has received a major upgrade to one of its few acknowledged space weapons.

Air Force Piloting Hydrogen Energy Tech for Agile Combat Logistics

April 15, 2025

Hickham Air Force Base in Hawaii is trialing novel energy technology to provide electrical power and hydrogen fuel in the kind of isolated and austere outposts the Air Force will need in the Pacific theater for its new Agile Combat Employment way of warfare.

B-1 Bombers Jet to South Korea for Training, Flyover

April 15, 2025

B-1Bs from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, flew over South Korea with U.S. and Korean fighters on April 15, adding to the already robust USAF bomber presence in the Indo-Pacific.

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