Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall welcomed a top British defense official to the Pentagon on Feb. 8, for discussions on Russia’s war on Ukraine, U.K. moves to bolster its role in the Indo-Pacific, and new aircraft purchases by both the U.S. and Royal air forces. A ...
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The U.S. will step up its military exercises with South Korea to include expanded use of air assets such as fifth-generation fighters and strategic bombers, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said during a visit to Seoul on Jan. 31.
Inflation threatens Northrop Grumman's profits on the B-21 bomber program, as the program moves from development to production, company officials said on their quarterly earnings call. The program remains below cost and on schedule, though, they said.
Lockheed Martin is finishing but not delivering F-35 fighters, pending results of a Navy investigation into a recent F-35B crash, company officials said on their quarterly results call. They also revealed heavy charges against the hypersonic AGM-183 ARRW missile program and said the company's classified ...
The U.S. and Israel kicked off a massive combined weeklong military exercise Jan. 23, the largest since Israel was moved to U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility in 2021. U.S. officials told Air & Space Forces Magazine the exercise, dubbed Juniper Oak, was notable in ...
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A contingent of F-16CM multirole fighters has arrived at Kadena Air Base, Japan, to help substitute for F-15C/Ds rotating stateside for eventual retirement, the Air Force reported. The service said a permanent F-15 replacement at Kadena hasn't been determined yet, but will be an aircraft ...
The Department of the Air Force is making strides on its contribution to the Department of Defense’s ambitious joint all-domain command and control effort, according to a report from the top government watchdog released Jan. 13. However, questions remain about whether the Air Force will ...
When the Ukraine Defense Contact Group meets in Germany late this month, provision of fighters to Ukraine will be a key topic of discussion, former Supreme Allied Commander Europe and retired Gen. Tod D. Wolters said. While he thinks it should happen, he sees the ...
The Air Force would acquire 44 F-35s in fiscal 2023, 11 more than the 33 it requested, under provisions of the Senate’s Defense appropriations bill. The measure also increases funding for classified USAF programs by $2 billion.
The military services are leaving capability gaps as they divest of older aircraft but aren't coordinating their tactical aviation spending plans to minimize risk, the Government Accountability Office said in a new report. While the Pentagon agrees that it needs a portfolio approach to fighter ...
Pratt & Whitney would like to keep its monopoly on supplying powerplants for the F-35 fighter fleet and is pushing for the government to choose an upgrade of the F135 engine instead of an all-new adaptive engine, which it said would be far more costly ...
