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Services Could Take Control of F-35 Sustainment | Defending AI | Airmen, Guardian Vaccination Rates Rising Quickly

Sept. 30, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Greg Hadley, John A. Tirpak and Shaun Waterman
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

Afghanistan Lessons Learned | VIDEO: Fighter Roadmap | CMSAF Talks China Threat

Sept. 29, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Greg Hadley and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

F-35 Production Set | Hypersonic HAWC Takes Flight | Browns Care for Son With Autism

Sept. 28, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Greg Hadley, John A. Tirpak and Shaun Waterman
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Rolls-Royce’s B-52 Re-engining Win | USAF Retires 17 B-1Bs | Van Ovost’s Confirmation Hearing

Sept. 27, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Greg Hadley, and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

Watch/Read Kendall’s Keynote at ASC | Diversifying the Force | Longer-Range Missiles Needed

Sept. 24, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Greg Hadley, and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

Air Superiority at Risk | USAF Hits Recruiting Goals | Secrecy in Space

Sept. 23, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Greg Hadley, Amanda Miller, John A. Tirpak and Shaun Waterman
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

US Space Command Says It Has the Backs of NASA, Allies, Commercial Partners

Sept. 22, 2021 | By Amanda Miller
The U.S. military plans to "be there" for NASA and commercial providers of “critical” space capabilities as activity picks up on and around the moon. Commander of the joint-service U.S. Space Command, Army Gen. James H. Dickinson, made the pledge during his speech at the ...

State of the Space Force | B-52 Engine Contract ‘Imminent’ | Kendall Orders Investigation Into Afghanistan Drone Strike

Sept. 22, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Greg Hadley, , Amanda Miller, John A. Tirpak and Shaun Waterman
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

Longer Ranges, More on an Airframe: Imagining a New Era of Weapons Needs

Sept. 21, 2021 | By Amanda Miller
Munitions needed in a near-peer competition, especially with China, may call for longer ranges, and aircraft may need to be able to carry more of them. Defense industry executives made these projections among others in a panel discussion Sept. 20 at AFA’s Air, Space & ...

Air Force Turns to Startup for Help Implementing Zero Trust Tech

Sept. 21, 2021 | By Shaun Waterman
The Air Force is trying out a new tool to help implement its zero trust information technology architecture through an AFWERX research contract with Silicon Valley startup Illumio. The company is working with the Department of the Air Force Zero Trust Task Force to identify ...

Air Force Leaders at AFA: China Threat is Now, Modernization Can’t Wait | Space Force Rank Insignia | C-17 Reset After Afghanistan

Sept. 21, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Greg Hadley, and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

Why USAF Can’t Wait for a Crisis Moment With China | Lockheed to Hand Over F-35 Data | Chappie James Memorial

Sept. 20, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine, Greg Hadley and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

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