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Three airmen died Tuesday when their U-28A aircraft crashed during a training flight near Cannon AFB, N.M. The unnamed, Active Duty airmen were flying a routine training sortie when the aircraft went down at about 6:50 p.m. near Clovis Municipal...

The number of US airstrikes in Afghanistan almost quadrupled in February from the previous month, according to new statistics released this week. US aircraft, as part of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, conducted 200 airstrikes in 53 sorties with at least one...

The air battlespace of the future will be dominated by the force with the greatest capabilities for gathering and sharing information, retired Lt. Gen. David Deptula, dean of AFA’s Mitchell Institute, told the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Airland Wednesday....

SpaceX was awarded a $96.5 million contract on Tuesday to provide launch services for the third GPS III satellite, which is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla., in February 2019. Elon Musk’s space exploration company beat out United...

The Senate confirmed Dan Coats, a former Republican senator and President Donald Trump’s nominee, to become director of national intelligence on Wednesday. The 85-12 vote makes Coats the fifth DNI, replacing James Clapper, who announced his plans to step down...

US Army Rangers are in the ground in and around Manbij, Syria, a move that both looks to reassure allied fighters in the fight against ISIS and improve reports to commanders about the state of play on the ground, the...

The Air Force announced Tuesday that Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $15 million contract modification for its work on the Space-Based Infrared System. The modification is related to work on the “cyber capabilities” of the new ground control system,...

A March 15 Daily Report entry incorrectly attributed March 8 House Armed Services Committee testimony to both Air Force Global Strike Command chief Gen. Robin Rand and Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen Wilson. Rand did not testify at the...