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Work on B-2 During Safety Pause | Robins Gets First E-11 | McGuire Flies Final KC-10 Sortie

May 15, 2023 | By Greg Hadley, Chris Gordon, David Roza and John A. Tirpak

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Austin: Hold on Promotions Harms Security | NORAD Boss on Over-the-Horizon | Kill Chain Needs 5th, 6th-Gen Platforms

May 11, 2023 | By Greg Hadley, Chris Gordon, David Roza and John A. Tirpak

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Modernization More than Airplanes, Kendall Says | A-10s Back in Europe | New Pentagon S&T Strategy

May 10, 2023 | By Greg Hadley, Chris Gordon, Patrick Reardon, David Roza and John A. Tirpak

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New CMSSF Named | Video of F-16 Crash in S. Korea | F-22 Flies Again 5 Years After Severe Damage

May 9, 2023 | By Greg Hadley and David Roza

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Reports: Brown for Next Chairman of Joint Chiefs | Which Careers Get Retention Bonuses | AFGSC Boss on Nuclear Modernization

May 8, 2023 | By Greg Hadley, Chris Gordon, David Roza and John A. Tirpak

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Tackling Pilot Retention | Wilsbach to ACC | Push for Expanded 5G Would Cost Air Force

May 5, 2023 | By Greg Hadley, Chris Gordon and John A. Tirpak

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Russian Missile Damaged MQ-9 in November | Aircraft Land on Wyoming Highway | Alabama ANG Preps for F-35

May 4, 2023 | By Greg Hadley, Chris Gordon, David Roza and John A. Tirpak

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Rethinking the Bomber-Fighter Ratio | Blended-Wing Body Concept | JATM to Enter Production This Year

May 3, 2023 | By Greg Hadley, David Roza and John A. Tirpak

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Cope Thunder Returns to the Philippines | Changing ‘Lie to Fly’ | Avoiding Unintended Escalation with China

May 2, 2023 | By Greg Hadley, Chris Gordon, David Roza and John A. Tirpak

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Massive Tanker Elephant Walk | China Hopes US Can’t Afford More B-21s | Wisconsin ANG Gets F-35s

May 1, 2023 | By Greg Hadley, Chris Gordon, David Roza and John A. Tirpak

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Accelerating Fifth-Gen Airpower 

April 27, 2023 | By Lt. Gen. Joseph Guastella, USAF (Ret.), Lt. Col. Eric Gunzinger, USAF (Ret.) and Douglas A. Birkey

Beginning with the fiscal 2024 budget, every dollar for F-35 will fund TR-3-equipped Block 4 jets. The need for those jets could hardly be greater.

Strategy & Policy: New F-35 Engines: You Can’t Always Get What You Want

April 27, 2023 | By John A. Tirpak

Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall clearly regrets that the service isn’t pursuing an advanced technology engine for the F-35.