U.S. Air Force (USAF)

Australia has committed an initial A$736 million ($518 million) toward acquiring the Lockheed Martin AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM).

A new last line of defense is being developed to defeat incoming missiles that threaten airlifters and tankers in flight.

The U.S. Air Force will begin multiyear procurement of engines for its fighter aircraft and is soliciting information on the current market to apply pressure to companies to improve performance.

An RTX Phantom Strike radar is now being integrated on the Lockheed Martin X-62 operated by the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School.

The U.S. Air Force’s series of upgrades to the B-52 bomber face cost and schedule growth, a new report says.

The U.S. Air Force is moving ahead on its plan to have the Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II take on the continuity-of-government and VIP transport role in the Washington area

U.S. Special Operations Command wants its unique gunships to serve as mother ships for small drones.

As the U.S. Air Force refines requirements for Increment 2 of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, top officials do not expect radical design changes.

The Air Force Plans a dedicated CCA test & training unit at Creech AFB, Nevada.

The USAF is set to kick off an analysis of alternatives for a future airlifter to replace the Boeing C-17 and Lockheed Martin C-5, but the familiar study will be conducted completely differently.

USAF officials and Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg on July 28 hailed progress made on addressing a long list of costly problems hanging over the KC-46 tanker program.

U.S. Air Force seeks a reusable rocket-powered VTOL strike aircraft prototype for future high-speed bomber missions.

The U.S. Air Force plans to launch a Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA)-style concept refinement phase by year's end.

USAF Pacific commander calls for enhanced air defense command-and-control at austere locations as dispersed operations increase.

A B-52 crash has delayed a radar upgrade program as the U.S. Air Force searches for replacement test aircraft, while a second modified bomber awaits late 2027 availability.

Ellsworth AFB is preparing infrastructure for B-21 testing as the Air Force readies the bomber's arrival.

JetZero expects to select Z4 engines within a year as blended-wing demonstrator nears first flight.

A trio of senior officials is on deck, ready to usher in a new era of U.S. military space.

A project to develop an autonomous capability for orchestrating complex, large-scale air combat scenarios has entered flight testing on a group of six Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 42 fighters.

The U.S. Space Force expects initial regional space-based moving target indication within two years, with full constellation delivery by 2028.

Boeing has flown the second of three E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft destined for the UK Royal Air Force.

Sierra Nevada Corp. has delivered the first four Boeing KC-46s outfitted with a new beyond-line-of-sight communications suite.

The Pentagon plans to finalize seven-year contracts with Anduril, CoAspire and Zone 5 Technologies to mass-produce affordable cruise missiles.

The U.S. Air Force will go ahead with keeping a two-pilot crew for its new B-21 bomber, despite a push from the prior leader of Air Force Global Strike Command.

“It’s a different Boeing showing up,” said Steve Parker, Boeing Defense, Space and Security CEO, ahead of major fighter decision.