The Air Force’s new F-35A fleet basing strategy lays out the parameters for the next three operational locations for the stealth jet, service spokeswoman Ann Stefanek told Air Force Magazine on Monday. She said the Air Force just notified Congress...

Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James and Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh gathered at Minot AFB, N.D., with senior officials from across the service’s nuclear enterprise for a quarterly meeting of the Air Force’s Nuclear Oversight Board, according to...

Air Combat Command recently stood up the 363rd Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing during a ceremony at JB Langley-Eustis, Va., announced the command on Monday. The wing will have with a unique mission within the Air Force: providing integrated targeting...

Guardian Angel rescue airmen at RAF Lakenheath, Britain, separated from their helicopter squadron to form a new unit, according to a base release. This move was part of the Air Force’s broader standardization of its organizational structure. “Today, the fifth...

The Pentagon is considering slowing the US military withdrawal from Afghanistan to ensure Afghan forces are prepared to hold on to allied gains, said Defense Secretary Ash Carter. “That could mean taking another look at the timing and sequencing of...

State Department officials believe Chinese development of a ballistic missile defense system would at best provide the Chinese with a “limited defense” of their homeland that would not undercut the deterrent value of the US nuclear arsenal, said Frank Rose,...

An Air Force RQ-4B Global Hawk remotely piloted aircraft landed at Avalon Airport southwest of Melbourne, Australia, making the aircraft type’s debut flying into a foreign airshow, announced manufacturer Northrop Grumman. The high-altitude, long-endurance platform is participating in the 2015...

Israeli defense officials signed an agreement with the United States to acquire 14 additional F-35A strike fighters, bringing Israel’s total order to date to 33, reported the Jerusalem Post. Under a $2.82 billion deal announced by the Israeli defense ministry...