May 18, 2005

May 18, 2005

USAF announces plans to create a Global Strike Task Force at Andersen AFB, Guam. The proposal would place KC-135R tankers and RQ-4 Global Hawk UAVs at the base with a rotating force of fighter and bomber strike aircraft.

Golden Dome Details Begin to Emerge

Dec. 7, 2025

The Golden Dome air and missile defense shield to protect the United States will have some “operational capability” in 2028, the program’s leader said Dec. 6 at the Reagan National Defense Forum.

SDA Back on Track to Award Satellite Contracts After Funds Went to Troop Shutdown Pay

Dec. 5, 2025

The Space Development Agency says it’s on track to issue its next batch of missile warning and tracking satellite contracts this month after those awards were delayed by the Pentagon’s decision to divert funds from the agency to pay troops during this fall’s prolonged government shutdown.

Time is Running out for Airmen, Guardians to Enroll for Health Care

Dec. 5, 2025

Don’t forget--the deadlines for Airmen and Guardians to sign-up for 2026 health, dental and vision benefits are quickly approaching.

New STRATCOM Boss Stresses Deterrence in ‘Tech-Saturated’ World

Dec. 5, 2025

Navy Adm. Richard Correll succeeded Air Force Gen. Anthony J. Cotton as head of U.S. Strategic Command on Dec. 5, stressing the need for the combatant command to understand and embrace new technologies for its deterrence mission.

Report: Space Force and SPACECOM Need Cross-Domain Support to Gain Superiority

Dec. 5, 2025

For decades, the Pentagon has viewed space as a “supporting” domain to enable operations in the land, sea, and air. But a new report from AFA’s Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies argues the time has come to consider how ops...

AETC Gets Its Hands on 1st Production T-7 Trainer

Dec. 5, 2025

Air Education & Training Command received its first T-7A Red Hawk when the long-awaited next-generation jet trainer landed at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph on Dec. 5.

Northrop Shows Off New Project Talon Collaborative Combat Aircraft

Dec. 4, 2025

There is a new entrant in the highly competitive field of collaborative combat aircraft—semi-autonomous drones meant to fly alongside manned combat aircraft. Northrop Grumman unveiled its new Project Talon aircraft to a small group of reporters at the facilities of its subsidiary Scaled Composites.

What the Air Force Must Do to Prepare for the Next War

Dec. 4, 2025

The United States Air Force is flying less than historic norms and funding for acquisition and readiness is on a path to further hollow out this too small and old force to that is incapable of sustaining an enduring combat air campaign.

How the Air Force Revived a Damaged B-2 Bomber After 4 Years, $23.7 Million

Dec. 4, 2025

For an investment of less than $24 million, the Air Force was able to return a damaged B-2 bomber to flying status in November. The service offered an unusually detailed description of the methods used to fix the stealth aircraft.

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