The U.S. can deter Russian aggression in Ukraine now with a series of steps ranging from sanctions to changing fighter pilots' rules of engagement, retired former commander of U.S. European Command and NATO Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Philip M. Breedlove told Air Force Magazine. Breedlove said the ...
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AIR BASE 101, NIAMEY, Niger—Domed tents pumped full of cool air are lined in neat rows that resemble a neighborhood at Air Base 101 in the sub-Saharan country of Niger, a base for MQ-9 operations against a panoply of terrorist groups operating in the region. ...
President Joe Biden said he is convinced that Russian President Vladimir Putin will invade Ukraine in a matter of days unleashing what he called “a catastrophic and needless war of choice,” but Biden promised U.S. troops will not be sent into Ukraine and the U.S. ...
Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III spoke to his Russian counterpart by phone and visited Poland, the largest recipient of American troops and air combat power on the eastern flank of NATO, Feb. 18 as administration officials indicated Russia now has 190,000 troops on Ukraine’s ...
Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III wrapped up a two-day NATO defense ministerial in Brussels saying Russia’s bluff withdrawal did not fool him, and that the alliance is only stronger, as Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to add troops and air combat power to Belarus, ...
Ukraine is not a NATO member, and one of Putin’s objectives is to ensure it never becomes one.
The Government Accountability Office wants the Air Force to do more testing and evaluation of Boeing’s fix for the KC-46 Pegasus tanker’s Remote Vision System (RVS) before proceeding with it.
If Lockheed Martin wins the Air Force’s upcoming KC-Y tanker competition, the jets will be built in the U.S.
The Space Force will debut a new training exercise this year, aimed at improving the service’s command and control capabilities.

