The Defense Department has given the Air Force the OK to move forward on recapitalizing the E-8C JSTARS fleet. Frank Kendall, the Pentagon’s undersecretary for acquisition, signed a memorandum approving “Milestone A” review of the program, which lets the contractor...

Four members of Congress introduced a bipartisan, bicameral Authorization for Use of Military Force bill this week, just days after President Obama urged the passage of an AUMF “to demonstrate that the American people are united and committed” to the...

Officials at Travis AFB, Calif., recently activated the 321st Air Mobility Operations Squadron, which falls under the recently reorganized 621st Contingency Response Wing. The squadron replaces the inactivated 15th AMOS, providing operational and training augmentation to contingency response units, as...

JB Langley-Eustis, Va., will be the home of an Air Force cyber operations squadron, according to a statement from Virginia’s congressional delegation. “Cybersecurity is one of the greatest challenges we face as a nation, and this mission will play a...

The House of Representative on Dec. 10 unanimously passed a measure aimed at helping state and local governments protect their systems from cyber attack. The bill directs the National Cyber Security and Communications Integration Center and the Department of Homeland...

The British military has significantly increased its strike force in Cyprus and has more than doubled the number of missions it is flying in the fight against ISIS since the UK Parliament voted Dec. 2 to extend strikes to Syria,...

The F-35A Lightning II will make its Air Force heritage flight debut next year, flying airshows in formation with aircraft such as its WWII namesake, the P-38 Lightning. “These flights will allow all Americans to learn more about the F-35...