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Focus on Africa | Beyond GPS | Today Is USAF’s Other Birthday

July 26, 2022 | By Amanda Miller, Greg Hadley, Abraham Mahshie 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.

Ukraine’s Aircraft Preference | Faster E-7 Delivery | DARPA’s Hypersonic Scramjet

July 25, 2022 | By Amanda Miller, Greg Hadley, Abraham Mahshie 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.

Successful HAWC Test Doesn’t End DARPA’s Hypersonic Scramjet Efforts

July 22, 2022 | By John A. Tirpak
DARPA is going to keep working on its Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) missile, even though the program for which it’s meant to be a technology pathfinder is already in source selection. A HAWC demonstrator flew successfully this month. The next phase of the program ...

Callout for Blended Wing Body Designs | EPAWSS Installed on F-15Es | UFO Mitigation Office

July 22, 2022 | By Amanda Miller, Greg Hadley, James C. Kitfield, Abraham Mahshie 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.

Pentagon Seeks Blended Wing Body Concepts for Possible New Cargo, Tanker Aircraft

July 21, 2022 | By John A. Tirpak
The Pentagon has put out a call for blended wing body aircraft concepts that could be applied to future military tanker and cargo aircraft as well as commercial aircraft, according to a solicitation posted by the Defense Innovation Unit. The Pentagon wants “concepts of design ...

Pentagon, Under Mandate, Creates New Office to Investigate and ‘Mitigate’ UFOs

July 21, 2022 | By John A. Tirpak
The Defense Department is standing up a new organization to investigate unexplained aerial phenomena, particularly where it potentially affects military activities. The move was directed by Congress. The new organization is the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office, or AARO, which replaces the Airborne Object Identification and ...

Autonomous Refueling | New F-35 Customer | Space Strategic Priorities

July 21, 2022 | By Amanda Miller, Greg Hadley, James C. Kitfield, Abraham Mahshie 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.

Czech Republic Plans to Buy F-35 as New Fighter, Would Be 16th Customer

July 20, 2022 | By John A. Tirpak
The Czech Republic plans to buy 24 F-35As, which would make it the 16th nation to either buy the fighter or announce the intent to do so and the 10th member or soon-to-be member of NATO to select the jet. The aircraft will replace 14 ...

New Deal for More F-35s | US Fighter Presence in Europe | Skyborg Test on Valkyrie Drones

July 20, 2022 | By Amanda Miller, Greg Hadley, Abraham Mahshie 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.

USAFE Commander Interview | $1.3B in Missile-Tracking Satellites | Redesigned AMRAAM

July 19, 2022 | By Amanda Miller, Greg Hadley and Abraham Mahshie
Read the day’s top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

The Push to Train Ukrainian Pilots | More Enlistment Bonuses | Outstanding Airmen of the Year

July 18, 2022 | By Amanda Miller, Greg Hadley and Abraham Mahshie
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

As Ukrainian Pilot Training Passes House NDAA, Legislators Work to Overcome Roadblocks

July 15, 2022 | By Abraham Mahshie
Members of Congress took a big step toward granting Ukraine’s wish to defend its territory from Russia with American fighters when the House passed an amendment to train Ukrainian pilots, but hurdles remain to overcome fears of escalation with Russia, Air Force veteran Rep. Chrissy ...

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