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The Push to ‘Pause’ GBSD | B-52s in 3 Theaters | KC-46 Candidate Bases

May 18, 2021 | By Amy Hudson and Brian W. Everstine
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

Revamping the Fighter Fleet | DOD Eases Mask Rules | Generating ATOs in the Cloud

May 17, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine and John A. Tirpak
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Why USAF Wants to Sunset the F-22 | Support Costs Threaten Modernization | New Digital Engineering Office

May 14, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine, Amanda Miller and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

F-22 Not in USAF’s Long-Term Plan | NDAA Vote Likely After August Recess | International Cooperation in Space

May 13, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine and John A. Tirpak
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Making EMS a Priority | PT Tests Resume July 1 | Experimenting with F-15E Weapons Load

May 12, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine and John A. Tirpak
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Airlift Continues Out of Afghanistan as Violence Remains

May 11, 2021 | By Brian W. Everstine
U.S. C-17s have now flown 104 loads of materiel out of Afghanistan as the retrograde continues, and U.S. Central Command plans to destroy more than 1,800 pieces of equipment. Between six and 12 percent of the entire retrograde process is complete, CENTCOM said in a ...

AMC Developing ‘Family of Systems’ to Replace C-17 | Ray Tours B-21 Factory | Protecting Satellites from Cyber Attack

May 11, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine and Shaun Waterman
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The Push to Cut Legacy Aircraft | F-35 Now USAF’s Second-Largest Fleet | Inside US Space Command

May 10, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine and Amanda Miller
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B-1s Return to Flight | Hypersonic Test at Northern Edge | China’s Spent Booster

May 7, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine and John A. Tirpak
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ICBM Shuts Itself Down Before Launch | Skyborg’s First Flight | More B-52s in the Middle East

May 6, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine and John A. Tirpak
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More B-52s Land in Middle East as Afghanistan Withdrawal Continues

May 5, 2021 | By Brian W. Everstine
Two more B-52s arrived at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, on May 4, bringing the total number of Stratofortresses deployed to the region to six as the U.S. continues its withdrawal from Afghanistan. The bombers, from the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, ...

Plan for Space Guard Taking Shape | Afghanistan Retrograde | NGB Chief: Don’t Cut C-130 Fleet

May 5, 2021 | By Amy Hudson and Brian W. Everstine
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