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Jan 30, 2024
Large spans of water and a lack of strategic depth in some countries make airborne early warning assets a valuable commodity for air forces in the region.
Jan 29, 2024
The Russian defense ministry has contracted the development of new Ilyushin Il-100 super-heavy transport.
Jan 25, 2024
As a major F-35 program upgrade stalls shipments, Lockheed executives reconsider their appetite for risk with the Next-Generation Air Dominance program on deck.
Jan 25, 2024
When astronauts land on the Moon, will taikonauts be there to greet them?
Jan 23, 2024
U.S. Air Force flight-related incidents increased in 2023, while Navy and Marine Corps rates stayed steady.
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Jun 19, 2024
The U.S. State Department approved Taiwan to acquire more than 1,000 loitering munitions from both AeroVironment and Anduril.
Jun 18, 2024
Sudanese Air Force faces conundrum.
Jun 18, 2024
The U.S. Air Force did not back up its proposal to retire older Block 20 F-22s sufficiently, the Government Accountability Office argues in a new report.
Jun 17, 2024
U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall says the budget plan for maintaining its fleet is “not executable” and needs to be fixed now.
Jun 14, 2024
Senators want a U.S. Space Force program executive office to manage the acquisition of satellites that can track both air and ground moving targets from orbit.
Jun 14, 2024
Intensifying budget pressures are forcing USAF to “take another look” at spending plans for its prized Next Generation Air Dominance fighter, says Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall.
Jun 13, 2024
The beginning of June marked Boeing’s first delivery of an operational F-15EX to the U.S. Air National Guard.
Jun 13, 2024
With just three weeks left before the UK’s general election, Britain’s two main political parties have laid out their vision for defense in their manifestos.