As the Air Force continues to prioritize development of its collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) initiative, there are still a number of potential obstacles related to the service’s history in developing new platforms that it must address for the program to be considered successful, according to a new report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Boeing announced on Aug. 5 it has delivered the first production MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter to the U.S. Air Force. The helicopter will be stationed at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana, Boeing said, where Airmen will use it to patrol the sprawling Minuteman III nuclear missile fields surrounding the base.
US Space Command’s top priorities for fiscal 2027 include “space fires” to enable “space superiority,” and “enhanced battlespace awareness” capabilities, according to its top officer, Gen. Stephen Whiting. ... The FY27 list represents the beginning of SPACECOM’s “pivot towards 2040”—a holistic effort to meet anticipated needs in the face of ever-increasing threats to US space systems from Russia, China and others, Whiting explained.
As Russia presses its invasion of Ukraine, Israel attacks Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the U.S. and several allies fight Yemen-based Houthi rebels, and tension over Taiwan’s independence and disputed territory in the South China Sea proliferates, nations are increasing their defense spending—and businesses are seeing their revenues climb.
The U.S. Army is considering the creation of a dedicated space career field for enlisted Soldiers, a move that could significantly expand its pool of space experts and better equip land forces to face the technological challenges of modern warfare.
U.S. defense contractor BAE Systems secured a $48 million contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to further develop an existing data analytics platform used by military intelligence analysts, the company announced Aug. 6.
The "categorically inadequate" cybersecurity of the Air Force's system for managing flights for top government officials has the service looking for a new, cloud-based app, according to a sources-sought notice posted on SAM.gov.
A retired Army National Guard noncommissioned officer who was once the top Democrat on the House Veterans Affairs Committee could become the next vice president. Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris announced Aug. 6 that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will be her running mate. That puts someone with an enlisted background on both presidential tickets after Republican nominee former President Donald Trump chose Marine veteran Sen. JD Vance of Ohio as his running mate.
Photos have emerged showing the extent of the destruction at Morozovsk Air Base, in Russia’s Rostov region after it was struck by Ukrainian forces late last week. ... Earlier satellite imagery had confirmed that the base had been hit, and a secure storage site in its northwest corner was badly damaged. Now we can see that, as the Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff had suggested, the airfield’s weapons storage facility was indeed obliterated.
The Space Force is asking industry to answer a list of questions about its draft plan to create a commercial space reserve fleet, including whether the service’s proposed “incentives” for companies to volunteer are “sufficient.”
Colleagues and former cadets remember retired Brig. Gen. Malham M. Wakin as the service academy’s educational trailblazer. Long honored as an Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, he taught philosophy and ethics, served as Professor and Head of the Department of Philosophy, Chairman of the Humanities Division, Assistant Dean, Associate Dean, chair, and member of numerous committees. Wakin died July 30 at the age of 93. The longtime U.S. Air Force Academy educator took pride in calling himself “an old-fashioned schoolteacher.” The many cadets and faculty he mentored had significantly higher praise.