The U.S. must reverse decades of underfunding its Air Force.
Lt. Gen. David A. Deptula
The Air Force wants to retire its F-22, the world’s greatest fighter jet, within the decade. Congress doesn’t agree.
The Pentagon's Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Action Plan details nearly a dozen objectives creating institutions and processes to reduce the likelihood of civilian casualties. But critics say the plan’s objectives may do more harm than good, creating extra layers of bureaucracy for planners and operators ...
The installation of a new monument in Washington, D.C., recognizing Gulf War veterans begins July 14 with the formal groundbreaking of the National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial. Situated on the National Mall to the north of the Lincoln Memorial, the new park-style monument ...
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam—U.S. and Japanese pilots exchanged silent high fives from their respective cockpits during the 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron's bomber task force mission to Guam. “When we're talking to any ally or partner out there, the procedures are standard—everything's the same,” said ...
Art posted to social media by Air Combat Command's leader, Gen. Mark D. Kelly, shows advanced new capabilities sported by the F-22 Raptor, including stealthy external fuel tanks, an infrared search-and-track system, and likely the F-22's new long-range missile, the AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile. ...
The 2023 budget request represents a $12 billion increase over the $182 billion enacted by Congress in 2022—one of the largest increases in years.
The Russian government sanctioned 29 Americans on April 21, including Vice President Kamala Harris, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and the dean of AFA’s Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies retired Lt. Gen. David A. Deptula. The official announcement, released in Russian by the Russian Ministry of Foreign ...
A framework for understanding and developing autonomy in unmanned aircraft. The Air Force is rapidly evolving new concepts for teaming manned fighters and bombers with autonomous unmanned aircraft to perform strikes, counter-air, electronic warfare, and other missions.
A no-fly zone is neither a simple nor a risk-free approach to helping Ukraine, according to retired Lt. Gen. David A. Deptula, dean of AFA’s Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies and a former commander of the Northern Watch no-fly zone over Iraq. A no-fly zone ...
Like their colleagues throughout the Air Force, the service’s top munitions experts hail the potential of cutting-edge aircraft like the F-35 Lightning II and B-21 Raider. But without enough of the right kind of munitions, they believe, these and other platforms could fall short of ...
Army Gen. James H. Dickinson, commander of U.S. Space Command, and USAF Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, commander of U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, discuss threats to the homeland during the AFA Warfare Symposium on March 3, 2022. Watch the video or read ...
