New details of the Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program—and how it will work together with similar efforts in the Navy—will emerge from AFA’s Air, Space, and Cyber Conference in September, USAF’s program executive officer for fighters and advanced aircraft said.
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More than six years after the Air Force identified the first serious deficiency on the KC-46 tanker, six such “Category 1” deficiencies remain, an Air Force official told reporters last week. One, however, was downgraded in April, said Col. Leigh Ottati, chief of the KC-46 ...
Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., received its first four F-35 fighter jets on Aug. 1, marking a historic milestone five years after Hurricane Michael devastated the base.
The low-drag, stealthy fuel tanks and pylons Lockheed Martin is developing for the F-22 are potentially applicable to other aircraft like the F-35, the head of Lockheed’s Integrated Fighter Group told Air & Space Forces Magazine. Lockheed executive O.J. Sanchez and the Air Force’s director ...
The massive, Pacific-focused Mobility Guardian 23 exercise that wrapped up last month helped showcase a new Air Force effort to make key logistical forces more nimble—and highlighted places that effort still needs work on, the head of the Air Expeditionary Center told Air & Space ...
The toppling of the democratically-elected president of Niger on July 26 is jeopardizing U.S. counterterrorism missions in much of Africa and raised questions about Washington’s ability to carry out military operations in that region. “If Western operations are significantly impacted by this, it’s going to ...
The Air Force plans to retire its U-2 Dragon Lady fleet in fiscal 2026—but until then, officials say they’re hard at work to keep the iconic high-altitude surveillance planes flying and testing out technology that may be used on future aircraft.
What is now officially known as the KC-135 Tanker Recapitalization Program—formerly called KC-Y or the “bridge tanker”—should clear the Pentagon’s joint requirements process by the end of September, at which time the Air Force will issue a Request for Information to industry for potential solutions, ...
The Air Force’s approach to developing Collaborative Combat Aircraft—the uncrewed, autonomous drones to fly alongside manned aircraft—will “break the mold” of traditional acquisition and sustainment, Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. said July 31. For years, Brown told attendees at the Air Force Life ...
