White House Nominates New 3-Stars for Air University, Deputy CSO for Ops
Space Force Picks 15 Firms to Build Test and Training Infrastructure
F-22s Visit Kadena as 18th Wing Still Awaits Arrival of F-15EX
Radar Sweep
Northrop Gets $3B Framework Deal To Increase Motor Production for PAC-3, THAAD
Northrop Grumman will become a second supplier of rocket motors for the in-demand PAC-3 interceptor while also increasing motor production for THAAD missiles, under a new pair of multiyear deals worth a combined $3 billion
Iran Says No Talks With the US on Hormuz Strait
Iran said Aug 3 that there weren’t any talks underway with the U.S. nor were any meetings planned, after President Trump said he had called off a major strike on the country to provide more time for negotiations on freeing up traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.
Pentagon Exploring AI to Monitor Military Inmates’ Phone Calls
The Defense Department is eyeing artificial intelligence to expand its surveillance of incarcerated individuals’ communications in the Military Correctional Complex at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
A-10 ‘Warthog’ Takes Final Active-Duty Flight at Arizona Air Base
An A-10C Thunderbolt II took flight for the last time at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona last week, leaving the Air Force with just two Active-duty squadrons of the venerable ground-attack aircraft.
Ukraine’s Fire Point CEO On How It’s Making Missiles and Drones to ‘Destroy The Russian Empire’
As a keen reminder of the threats Ukraine is facing, Fire Point CEO Iryna Terekh had to stop a recent interview with The War Zone to scramble to a shelter as Russian ballistic missiles were approaching. A 35-year-old architect by training, Terekh helped turn Fire Point from a Ukrainian start-up making weapons in a garage into a leading producer of indigenously made long-range strike drones and missiles.
US Air Force Jet Engine Manufacturing Plagued by ‘Significant Challenges’
Dissatisfied with the quality of the engines for its fighter jets, the U.S. Air Force is looking for new engines—and perhaps new manufacturers.
Poland Readies Ukraine ‘Coalition of Willing’ Drills, Eyes NATO Support for Border Defense
As Europe seeks a role in future security guarantees for Ukraine, Poland is preparing to host the first military drills for the so-called Coalition of the Willing with British and French forces.
New Airman Records Perfect Score at a Top Air Force Intelligence School
An Airman training in one of the Air Force’s toughest intelligence jobs recently set a course record for, well, intelligence.



