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Brown Releases Strategic Vision | 8th AF Boss: B-21 to Fly in 2022 | Russian Intercepts Get Bolder

Sept. 1, 2020 | By Amy Hudson, Rachel S. Cohen, Brian W. Everstine and John A. Tirpak
Daily Report: Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

CSAF: ‘Accelerate Change, or Lose’ | Russian Su-27s Conduct Unsafe Intercept of USAF B-52 | New ACC Boss

Aug. 31, 2020 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine, Jennifer Hlad and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

Barksdale Escapes Laura’s Wrath | U.S., Chinese Tensions Flare | Space Force Uniform Announcement

Aug. 28, 2020 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine, Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

Esper Warns of China’s ‘Self-Serving’ Behavior During Pacific Trip

Aug. 27, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine
Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper continued his verbal offensive against China, accusing the country of “self-serving” behavior and a disregard for international laws, the same day the Chinese military fired medium-range ballistic missiles during a military exercise. China is undergoing an aggressive modernization plan to ...

USAF Struggling to Curb Suicides | Congress Holds Up Space Force Rank Decision | Barksdale B-52s Evacuate

Aug. 27, 2020 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine, Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

Next ABMS Experiment Starting Soon | China Alleges U-2 Overflew Exercise | DHA Creates COVID-19 Registry

Aug. 26, 2020 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine, Alyk Russell Kenlan, Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

Roper: ABMS Experiment to Highlight Complexity of Future Warfare

Aug. 25, 2020 | By John A. Tirpak
The upcoming Advanced Battle Management System experiment will have so much activity in so many places the heads of U.S. Space Command and U.S. Northern Command will be hard-pressed to make sense of it all. And, that's the point, USAF acquisition executive Will Roper said ...

Keesler Aircraft Evacuate Ahead of Double Storm | B-52s in Europe | First Flying Car Demo

Aug. 25, 2020 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine, Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

Guard Dinged for RC-26 Use During Civil Unrest | USAF Not Locked in to 144 F-15EXs | Inside a MAFFS Mission

Aug. 24, 2020 | By Amy Hudson, Rachel S. Cohen, Brian W. Everstine, Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

DOD’s Only Female 4-Star Takes Reins at AMC | AI Beats Human in Dogfight | 15AF Re-Established

Aug. 21, 2020 | By Amy Hudson, Rachel S. Cohen, Brian W. Everstine, Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

COVID Delays F-35 Full-Rate Production as Pentagon Debates 6th-Gen Capability

Aug. 20, 2020 | By John A. Tirpak
The end of F-35 operational testing and declaration of full-rate production will likely come in March 2021, three months later than expected, Pentagon acquisition and logistics czar Ellen M. Lord told reporters at a Pentagon press conference on Aug. 20. She said the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Pentagon Nears Decision on Transferring Army, Navy Systems to Space Force

Aug. 20, 2020 | By Rachel S. Cohen
The Space Force is nearing an agreement with the Army and Navy about which of their technologies and organizations will transfer into the new space service, a top Space Force official said Aug. 20. It’s a critical decision that could make or break how well ...

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