The senior military lawyer for the combatant command overseeing lethal strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats near Venezuela disagreed with the Trump administration’s position that the operations are lawful—and his views were sidelined, according to six sources with knowledge of the legal advice.
Should Canada choose to fly the Swedish-built Gripen-E, the country’s air force could receive the first aircraft as quickly—or perhaps even sooner—than the long-awaited American-manufactured F-35, the CEO of Saab signaled Nov. 20.
The Pentagon’s Golden Dome implementation plan is nearing final approval and may soon be briefed to members of Congress, but the Defense Department is making it clear that they intend to “rigorously” avoid sharing details on the program.
As the Pentagon pushes for greater speed and agility in its acquisition processes, the Space Force is trying to find ways to relax the requirements for new systems, as well as cut down its test and validation timelines, according to service officials.
Each of the U.S. Air Force’s Special Operations Command’s (AFSOC) new OA-1K Skyraider II light attack aircraft has a somewhat unexpected feature in its cockpit. Nestled on the right side of the dashboard in the aircraft’s front seat is a commercially available EOTech XPS-series holographic sight, which is commonly used on tactical rifles.
The first prototype of the Su-75 combat aircraft is closing in on its first flight, according to the CEO of Sukhoi parent company Rostec. Speaking in Dubai through an interpreter, Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov says the aircraft, also known as Checkmate, is “almost at the stage of flight testing.”
Hundreds of current and previous residents of privatized military housing said they were forced to pay out of pocket to deal with a variety of problems in response to a recent survey. The survey was conducted last month by the Change the Air Foundation, a nonprofit group that advocates for better indoor air quality.
An experimental DARPA plane that would steer using bursts of air is expected to have its first flight in late 2027, more than two years later than originally planned, after the program was paused and restructured.
When Ron Kaplan was a boy, his fifth-grade teacher admonished him for drawing pictures of Eddie Rickenbacker’s SPAD in his math workbook instead of doing his lessons. Fortunately, this did not diminish Kaplan’s interest in aviation or the graphic arts. For decades he has owned Warbird Aviation Art and been turning out images tied to World War II—especially those that honor the B-25 Mitchell and Doolittle Raiders.
