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Consolidating Code: USAF Seeks Software Integrator for KC-46 Tankers

Nov. 13, 2026

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center wants a contractor to serve as integrator for all the software sustainment of current and future upgrades to the growing KC-46 Pegasus tanker fleet.

B-21 Raider Conducts First Weapons Release Test

Nov. 13, 2026

The B-21 Raider conducted a weapons release test for the first time, the Air Force and manufacturer Northrop Grumman said Nov. 13. The weapons release, which took place the first week of November, marked the aircraft’s transition from a flight test aircraft to a functional weapons platform.

Air Force Academy Debuts New Trainer Aircraft for Advanced Airmanship, Aerobatics

Nov. 13, 2026

The U.S. Air Force Academy debuted the service’s newest aircraft Nov. 12: the T-19A Kestrel. Based on the GB1 Gamebird aerial performance plane, the T-19 will bolster the Academy’s advanced airmanship program at a time when leaders hope to get...

Pentagon Gives $150M Loan to Rocket Lab to Boost New Vehicle’s Launch Cadence

Nov. 12, 2026

The Pentagon's Office of Strategic Capital is giving a $150 million conditional loan to Rocket Lab meant to increase the launch rate for its new reusable Neutron rocket, which is slated for its first flight next year.

Air Force Launches New AI Strategy Across 15 Mission Areas

Nov. 12, 2026

The Department of the Air Force is launching an artificial intelligence strategy across 15 mission areas, including intelligence, human resources, and nuclear operations, using a blueprint recently announced by the department’s chief data and AI officer.

AFRICOM to Test Autonomous Cessna for Casualty Evacuation in December

Nov. 12, 2026

U.S. Africa Command will soon see if a small, autonomous aircraft can evacuate casualties from austere locations during a demonstration planned for December in Morocco. Merlin, an autonomous aviation firm, announced Nov. 11 it has received a $500,000 contract from AFRICOM for the demo mission.

Desert Storm Memorial Misses Its Target

Nov. 12, 2026

The time has come to honor the men and women who fought in Operation Desert Storm with a memorial in Washington, D.C. the approved design is an ode to the final stage of that conflict, the last 100 hours of a 1,000-hour fight. And while artfully executed, this landscaped left…

Wolfe Pledges More Manpower for Maintenance amid Career Field Overhaul

Nov. 11, 2026

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David R. Wolfe recently pledged “a plus-up in manpower” for the maintainer ranks, as the service prepares to launch a major overhaul of its maintenance career field next year.

New USAF Force Design Bets on Technology, Remains Under Wraps

Nov. 10, 2026

The Air Force on Nov. 10 announced it has finished an updated force design plan, intended to spell out how it will use combat power in a future war against capable adversaries.

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