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Air Force Wants to Nearly Double EA-37 Electronic Attack Fleet

May 5, 2026

Fresh off the first combat deployment of its new EA-37B, the Air Force is nearly doubling the planned number of new electronic attack jets and projecting more than $3 billion in spending on the program in the next five years.

USAF Flies ‘Defensive Overwatch’ as Ships Start to Transit Strait of Hormuz

May 5, 2026

Air Force fighters, tankers, and intelligence aircraft are helping to provide “defensive overwatch” for the U.S. military’s effort to protect commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, senior officials said.

T-7 Red Hawk Moves into Production with $219M Contract to Boeing

May 5, 2026

The Air Force said May 4 it has approved the T-7A Red Hawk trainer aircraft to move into low-rate production and awarded Boeing a $219 million contract to start building the first 14 production jets.

Acquisition Is the Bottleneck. The Tools to Fix It Already Exist.

May 5, 2026

Most government software programs that fail never had a software problem. They had an acquisition problem. Bryon Kroger, founder and CEO of Rise8, traces his career path to a single incident. As a U.S. Air Force intelligence officer running targeting...

USAF Plans $3 Billion-Plus for Executive Airlift, Air Force One

May 4, 2026

The Air Force is planning to spend $2.19 billion over the next five years to acquire new C-37 jets for transporting military and civilian leaders. That’s on top of another $1.17 billion in projected funding for the VC-25B “Air Force One” replacement.

First B-52J Engine Upgrade to Begin Later This Year After Successful Design Review

May 4, 2026

The Air Force expects to start modifying its first B-52H Stratofortress bomber with new engines and other upgrades later this year, following the successful review of the Commercial Engine Replacement Program’s design.

Air Force Wants to Arm Tanker, Cargo Aircraft with Active Defenses

May 4, 2026

The Air Force wants to spend more than a half billion dollars through 2031 on a new protection system designed for cargo and refueling aircraft that features onboard sensors and weapons to track and take down enemy missiles and drones.

Space Force Eyes Operations ‘Hub’ for Expansive Data Transport Constellation

May 4, 2026

The Space Force plans to stand up a Mission Operations Center to manage the backbone of its hybrid commercial-government data transport constellation, the Space Data Network.

What the F-47’s Projected Budget Suggests About Its Development

May 4, 2026

Research and development spending on the Air Force’s sixth-generation F-47 fighter and its advanced propulsion system is expected to peak in 2028 before dropping in the following years, according to Air Force budget documents.

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