“This much is certain: First, U.S. Air Force airpower is vital to deter adversaries and secure victory in conflict; and second, the U.S. Air Force is too small, too old, and too lacking in combat readiness to meet the nation’s security requirements. The Air Force ...
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Even after reducing the scope of Block 4 F-35 upgrades, Lockheed Martin will still needs two years to develop and install planned improvements, the Government Accountability Office said in a new audit of the fighter program. Details about what upgrades will be carried into production, ...
Air Force Pushes Ahead with 2 Hypersonic Missile Programs By John A. Tirpak The Air Force’s Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM) is delayed and may significantly overrun its expected cost, which could partially explain why the service is reviving the...
Air Force B-52 program officials are gunning for a budget boost for new simulators that can adequately replicate challenging tasks crew members must perform on real-world bombing missions.
The Army has blocked the Air Force generative AI chatbot, NIPRGPT, from its networks, citing cybersecurity and data governance and highlighting the challenges the U.S. military faces in assessing risk when adopting cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence.
Tell us who you think we should highlight here. Write to letters@afa.org While skiing in the Italian Alps,Senior Airman Sebastian d’Alton, an Air Force Pararescueman with the 57th Rescue Sq., Aviano AB, Italy, put his rescue training to use when...
How one pilot’s unblinking focus on technology, tactics, and preparation helped turn the tide in the air war over North Vietnam. Operation Linebacker was conceived and promulgated from discussions at the bar at Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand,...
The U.S. Air Force must grow its 5th-gen fleet—and soon. Today, there is one aircraft in production that can answer that call: the F-35. The Air Force, Secretary Pete Hegseth, President Trump, and Congress must boost F-35 acquisition as rapidly as possible, writes Doug Birkey, ...
A message from AFA National Chaplain Maj. Gen. Steven A. Schaick, USAF (Ret.) thanking past, present, and future Airmen and Guardians.
The Department of the Air Force will establish a new center for artificial intelligence development, building on existing partnerships with MIT, Stanford University, and Microsoft.
The Air Force is overhauling Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT), moving to a hybrid private/government instruction program that officials at Air Education and Training Command (AETC) expect will reduce overall course time while achieving, within two years, USAF’s elusive goal of...
Patches, Nail Polish, Shaving: Dress and Grooming Standards By Chris Gordon and David Roza Airmen were subject to new uniform, grooming, and appearance standards starting Feb. 1, senior Air Force leaders announced Jan. 29. Among the changes: Duty Identifier Patches...
