The remaining deficiencies plaguing the KC-46 tanker are a tale of two problems: a simple hardware fix that should be done on a short schedule and a complex software fix that will likely take more time to address.
National Security
Cybersecurity threats are proliferating faster than DOD can discover and address them in operational evaluations, and the military needs additional, more advanced cyber “Red Teams,” the Pentagon’s top testing official recently said in his annual report.
The Air Force on Thursday accepted the first KC-46 from Boeing, a milestone years later than originally expected and a decision made despite continued known deficiencies on the aircraft.
1920 Feb. 25, 1920. Establishment of an Air Service School is authorized at Langley Field, Va. Feb. 27, 1920. Army Maj. R.W. “Shorty” Schroeder sets a world altitude record of 33,114 feet in the Packard-LePere LUSAC-11 biplane over McCook Field,...
1950 Jan. 14, 1950. General of the Air Force Henry H. “Hap” Arnold dies of a heart ailment at Sonoma, Calif. Jan. 23, 1950. USAF establishes Research and Development Command, eight months later it was redesignated Air Research and Development...
1990 Jan. 25, 1990. The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird high-altitude, high-speed reconnaissance aircraft is retired from SAC service in ceremonies at Beale AFB, Calif. SR-71 crews flew more than 65 million miles, half at speeds above Mach 3. Cold War From...
When Congress asks the Air Force what else it would buy if it got more funding than it requests in Fiscal 2020, one of the answers will be program "accelerations," service acquisition chief Will Roper said Monday at AFA's Air, Space & Cyber Conference.
President Trump on Wednesday posthumously awarded the nation's highest honor for valor in combat to Chapman in a crowded White House ceremony.
Lyons said the US must treat cyber like any other operational domain, saying it's critical the United States understands the capabilities and intentions of its adversaries.