DOD’s Top Weapon Programs

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III is heading to Maxwell Air Force Base on Sept. 13 to unveil a series of actions to improve the lives of U.S. troops. U.S. military personnel will now be able to use tax-free funds in flexible spending accounts to pay for healthcare and will…

The U.S. Air Force's Inter-American Air Forces Academy builds security cooperation with partners across the Western Hemisphere, especially as the United States’ main rival, China, looks to influence the region. 

The Air Force has chosen Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., as the second Main Operating Base for the new B-21 Raider bomber. Whiteman has hosted the B-2 Spirit bomber for 31 years.

Two B-52 bombers from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., flew to and from Europe in recent days, taking part in a training mission along the way with more than two dozen fighters, tankers, and other assets from six other NATO allies over Poland, aimed at sharpening command and control in…

Angela Shefield, Director of AI Programs at SAIC, and retired Air Force Col. John "BigDogg" Rhone, SAIC's C5ISR Programs Lead, explain how artificial intelligence and machine learning are evolving beyond bespoke applications and how SAIC is helping to enable next-generation AI capabilities for critical problem sets like accelerating kill chains…

A bipartisan trio of senators urged the likely next National Guard boss on Sept. 12 to hold off on proposed staff cuts to Air National Guard bases in their states, arguing their missions should shield them from top-down attempts to downsize.

At the change of command ceremony for Air Forces Southern on Sept. 11, the traditional passing of the guidon to new boss Maj. Gen. David A. Mineau looked a little different from past events—it was Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin handing over the standard, a sign of a…

Anduril Industries announced a new family of air-breathing cruise missiles intended to be low-cost and producible in large numbers. The “Barracuda” series is meant to flesh out anemic U.S. weapon inventories so munitions aren't exhausted in the first few weeks of an air campaign.

The Pennsylvania Air National Guard’s 193rd Special Operations Wing had to call in a beekeeper to rescue a swarm of honeybees from an MC-130J late last month.