The US has paused its effort to train moderate Syrian rebels, instead focusing on providing equipment and weapons to “vetted” rebel leaders, officials said Oct. 9. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said in a statement the shift will “increase the combat...

The Air Force Scientific Advisory Board on Oct. 9 unveiled its studies for 2016, focusing on directed energy, anti-access/area denial operations, data analytics to support decision making, and responding to uncertain and adaptive threats in electronic warfare. The board, led...

The Air Force Scientific Advisory Board decided to fast track its study on the service’s airborne laser program because of industry progress on the capability and to help Air Force Special Operations Command determine if it is reasonably possible to...

Ten senators, including Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.), penned a letter to Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James on Friday blasting the Air Force for what they called a “gradual backdoor divestment” of the A-10 fleet, which...

Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s readiness subcommittee, stressed the importance of comprehensive readiness of the military to address cyber threats and attacks. As part of a bigger picture of addressing hybrid warfare, Wittman said...

Special operations aircrew from Kadena AB, Japan, deployed a large, rigid-inflatable boat from an MC-130J Commando II over the Pacific Ocean for the first time in an exercise last month. The simultaneous, formation Maritime Craft Aerial Delivery System drop with...

Civil Air Patrol aircraft from several states are flying imagery missions over flood-ravaged portions of South Carolina to aid emergency responders in directing rescue and relief resources. “Civil Air Patrol is on the front lines supporting search and rescue, disaster...

The Democrats’ problem with the National Defense Authorization Act is simply that they don’t agree with using the Overseas Contingency Operations fund to bypass budget caps, said Rep. Adam Smith, (R-Wash.), ranking member on the House Armed Services Committee, on...

Massachusetts Air National Guard alert F-15Cs practiced intercepting slow moving, low-altitude threats simulated by light aircraft flown by the Civil Air Patrol, over New Hampshire on Oct. 8, according to a release. The 104th Fighter Wing pilots from Barnes ANGB,...