As the Pentagon continues to aggressively expand its development of hypersonic weapons, officials will need to consider the “range of capabilities” the Defense Department actually needs, Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III told a Congressional panel.
Technology
Growing out of the problem of fratricide in close air support, an app originating in the Air Force Research Laboratory is bringing wildland firefighting into the internet age. Team Awareness Kit’s free downloads and plugin architecture are giving firefighters, among others, the ability to layer ...
GE’s XA100 engine translates to 30% more range for the Air Force’s F-35A, 20-40% faster acceleration, and double the power and thermal management capacity versus existing engines. GE’s engine is also designed to bring these performance impacts to the carrier-based F-35C with no structural modifications ...
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It's time to fix the perception of RPA exportation.
Online communities are helping Airmen connect with one another and their leaders. That's a good thing.
Guardians and Airmen innovate and renovate, doubling the rate of launch at Cape Canaveral.
New capabilities are required—now—to combat long- range precision missiles being tested by adversaries. The Department of the Air Force is rolling out plans to beef up missile warning and tracking as China, North Korea, Russia, and even Iran develop, build, test, and field new long-range ...
The Air Force expects to spend close to $20 billion on producing the B-21 Raider through fiscal 2027, but it doesn’t say how many of the advanced bombers it will buy for that money. Including research and development, USAF will spend more than $32 billion ...
