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In its 20th assessment of Chinese military power, the Pentagon said China is leading the U.S. and the world in shipbuilding, ballistic missiles, and air defenses. Its combined air and naval air forces are the third-largest in the world and the largest in the Indo-Pacific ...
Chief Master Sgt. Erik C. Thompson, Air Education and Training Command’s newest command chief, doesn’t want to reinvent the way the command does business. Instead, he wants to back up its already innovative educators—whom he said are driving training change on a daily basis—in their ...
Three USAF B-52s flew through the Baltic Sea region on Aug. 31, training with aircraft from six nations and flying over Latvia just days after a Russian aircraft reportedly violated NATO airspace to intercept another B-52. During the Aug. 31 flight, the B-52s, which are ...
Some see a need for revisions, but leaders aren’t there—yet.
Gen. John E. Hyten, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with John A. Tirpak about strategic requirements, roles and missions, budget trades, space, and the industrial base.
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New CSAF, CMSAF; DOD leaving Germany?; F-15EX basing; Space Force doctrine revealed; Hack-a-Sat; and more ...
USAF warms to a new strategy and increased competition in the vital polar region.
The F-35A still isn’t in full production, but it’s proving its effectiveness daily.
Conventional measures mask the true cost of operations—cost-per-effect does not.
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