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Producing New B-21 Bomber Will Cost $20 Billion Through 2027

April 26, 2022 | By John A. Tirpak
The Air Force expects to spend close to $20 billion on producing the B-21 Raider through fiscal 2027, but it doesn’t say how many of the advanced bombers it will buy for that money. Including research and development, USAF will spend more than $32 billion ...

Cooley to Be Reprimanded, Forfeit Nearly $55,000 in Pay for Sexual Assault Conviction

April 26, 2022 | By Amy Hudson
Maj. Gen. William T. Cooley, the former commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory, will be reprimanded and forced to forfeit $10,910 a month in pay for five months after being convicted of abusive sexual contact for forcibly kissing his sister-in-law in 2018. “If this ...

Austin, Blinken Visit Ukraine | AFRL’s New Space Labs | Pilot Error Caused 2021 RQ-4 Crash

April 26, 2022 | By Amy Hudson, Greg Hadley, Abraham Mahshie and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

Judge Finds Cooley Guilty | CMSAF on the Air Force of 2030 | Long-Term Aid to Ukraine

April 25, 2022 | By Amy Hudson, Greg Hadley and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

AFRL’s New Space Labs to Advance Hybrid Architecture, Space Domain Awareness

April 24, 2022 | By Amanda Miller
Researchers at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s two new space-oriented research labs will address two of the Space Force’s top priorities: improving space domain awareness and building a hybrid space architecture less vulnerable to attack.

B-1 Catches Fire | New MILCON for B-21 | What is Phoenix Ghost?

April 22, 2022 | By Amy Hudson, Greg Hadley, Amanda Miller and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

Spangdahlem’s Spin Up | Airman on the Moon | The Need for Legacy Assets in Space

April 21, 2022 | By Amy Hudson, Greg Hadley, Abraham Mahshie, Amanda Miller and Andy Saunders
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

Vice President Visits Vandenberg | Preston Dunlap Resigns | Update to Drone Export Rules Necessary

April 20, 2022 | By Amy Hudson, Greg Hadley, Abraham Mahshie, Amanda Miller and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

F-35 Air Policing in Germany | Arctic Bases’ Climate Measures Lacking | Airmen Get Their New Rifle

April 19, 2022 | By Amanda Miller, Greg Hadley, Abraham Mahshie and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

Academy Separations | Future Tankers | Brown on Russia’s Losses in Ukraine

April 18, 2022 | By Amanda Miller, Greg Hadley, Abraham Mahshie, Tobias Naegele and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

Losses in Ukraine Won’t Change Russian Threat or USAF Posture, Brown Says

April 15, 2022 | By John A. Tirpak
Russia’s mounting losses of conventional equipment in the Ukraine war—and its likely inability to replace that hardware anytime soon, due to economic sanctions—won't substantively change how the U.S. views the threat from that country, according to Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown ...

Deterring Further Russian Aggression | What is ‘Airmen’s Time’ | Space Force Basic Training

April 15, 2022 | By Amy Hudson, Greg Hadley, Abraham Mahshie and Amanda Miller
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

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