A Democratic senator has placed a procedural hold on Heather Wilson’s nomination to be the next Secretary of the Air Force, meaning the issue must be resolved before the full Senate can vote and the top Air Force job can...

US Transportation Command may revise its requirement for KC-46s in light of a recent war game that demonstrated the impact of attrition in contested environments, TRANSCOM chief Gen. Darren McDew told Congress Tuesday. “We have never in [our] history, that...

Strategic deterrence in the 21st century is an “all domain campaign” that will require integration of the US’ nuclear deterrent with space, cyber, missile defense, electronic warfare, and conventional capabilities to build an effective modern deterrent, said the vice commander...

Russia’s recent decision to fly four long-range flights in as many days near the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone is about demonstrating advancing tactics, Army Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, boss of US European Command, told Congress Tuesday. “The flights are in...

Army Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, chief of US European Command and NATO Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, told Congress Tuesday that “a predictable, stable budget and funding is very important” to the strategic success of the European Reassurance Initiative. “We’re trying to...

The second low-rate initial production KC-46A tanker aircraft completed its first flight on April 29, announced Boeing. The aircraft—the sixth to be introduced to the KC-46 tanker test program—will be used to ensure the next-generation refueler is able to operate...

Four Polish F-16s took the lead of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission on Tuesday from the Royal Netherlands Air Force. The F-16s will operate out of Siauliai AB, Lithuania, and will be supported by five Spanish F-18s, which will operate...