Michael Wynne, Dead at 82 M ichael Wynne, the 21st Secretary of the Air Force, died Oct. 17. He was 82 years old. Wynne was Secretary from 2005 to 2008, a stretch of time when the U.S. military was...
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10 Epic Fury Airmen Earned Battlefield Promotions Ten Airmen received battlefield promotions for their roles in the daring rescue of DUDE 44, the crew of an F-15E Strike Eagle that was shot down over Iran last spring, Air Force Chief...
USAF Offers Another New Fighter Plan A new Air Force report details revised plans for growing the F-35A fleet, both in total and as a share of the fighter force. And landmark new 10-year framework agreement between the Pentagon and prime...
CCAs and Autonomy Gain Momentum F or the past four years, the idea of autonomous drone warfare like Collaborative Combat Aircraft has been discussed as a future concept, rather than near-term reality. But now that promised vision appears imminent, with...
Point Defense as a Key Warfare Mission F lying and fixing aircraft remain the Air Force’s reasons for being, but protecting air bases from attack is becoming an essential component that makes those possible. Following attacks on air bases across...
A map pinned to the wall in a basement 36 years ago will go on display in November at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. The map, used to identify strategic targets across Iraq in the fall of 1990,...
Chuck Horner is the most successful air commander since World War II. In the summer of 1990, Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait and overran the country in two days. President George H.W. Bush declared Iraq’s aggression would not stand and began building...
For over two decades the United States Navy has been contracting for commercial air refueling services for itself and a other users, including the U.S. Marines Corps, U.S. Air Force, and the air arms of at least five partner militaries....
In June 2026, airpower experts from the U.S. Air Force, seven allied air forces, and industry convened for a three-day wargame designed to stress notional 2036 USAF combat forces in a series of concurrent crises: a Russian assault against NATO...
Verbatim – September/October 2026 × Ready or Not “When General Wilsbach came in as the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, he made “fixing” one of the key elements of what we need to do, and put a spotlight...
New Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missiles By Greg Hadley The Pentagon’s top research lab is interested in developing a hypersonic cruise missile prototype that provides “a revolutionary leap in operational performance,” as the first wave of U.S. hypersonic weapons enters production...
The 492nd SOW Lands at Davis-Monthan By Stephen Losey As the last few A-10 Warthogs leave Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Air Force Special Operations Command is accelerating plans to move a new wing to the Arizona base. The 492nd...