Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. touted the importance of airpower at key points in his confirmation hearing to become Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on July 11, highlighting its impact when asked by lawmakers about competition with China ...
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After three straight days of harassment by Russian fighters, U.S. MQ-9s conducted an airstrike that killed an ISIS leader in Syria on July 7, U.S. Central Command and Air Forces Central said. The strike was conducted by the same MQ-9s that were confronted by Russian ...
The Air Force's 557th Weather Wing headquarters at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. is the nerve center for weather forecasts that impact military operations around the world.
Airmen at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio recently tried on M69 gas masks and hoods which will replace older, bulky equipment that has been in use for decades.
Russian fighters dropped flares in front of U.S. MQ-9s over Syria on two consecutive days in escalating tactics intended to disrupt U.S. operations in "a new level" of aggressive behavior by Russian forces, according to U.S. officials. "We urge Russian forces in Syria to cease ...
The U.S. military is looking at fielding small drones that can be carried in a backpack or aircraft that can take off vertically, but managing airspace is a challenge. The Air Force has a CLUE about the way forward: the Collaborative Low-Altitude UAS Integration Effort.
The U.S. and its allies kicked off a massive air exercise, Mobility Guardian, on July 5 in the Indo-Pacific region. Run by Air Mobility Command, the highly anticipated exercise has been billed as one of the most critical Air Force drills of the year, with ...
Increasing F-35 orders have raised questions about the capacity of the industrial base to keep up with demand, which could outstrip the planned peak output of the Lockheed Martin-made stealth fighter. Israel announced a fresh order for F-35s on July 2, saying it will buy ...
As Air Force Secretary, Frank Kendall has brought a lifetime of experience, as a Soldier and as a policy maker, to the Department of the Air Force. By focusing strategically around seven core “Operational Imperatives” and three “Cross-cutting Operational Enablers,” Kendall has rallied his Air ...