U.S. Air Force (USAF)

By Brian Everstine
The comments come as a decision on how to proceed with the NGAD penetrating counter air fighter is on hold.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Regent Craft has signed an initial accord with Abu Dhabi’s Strategic Development Fund to set up a joint venture to manufacture electric seagliders in the UAE.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
The Air Force no longer deems a stealthy successor to the Boeing KC-46 and KC-135 necessary for its modernization strategy.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Brian Everstine
The service said it decided to pause deliveries on Feb. 27 after identifying cracks in the “outboard fixed-trailing-edge support structure” of two aircraft.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin announced March 3 that the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. design will be the YFQ-42A.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The details of any new trend in engines also serve to unveil future requirements of a paying customer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
AFSOC is looking to go big with a new autonomy effort, moving from solely focusing on using MQ-9 Reapers as host to its C-130 variants.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The study will define requirements for joint air battle management in a “high-end fight,” said John Phelan, the nominee for Navy secretary.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force and Special Operations Command have named the OA-1K light attack aircraft Skyraider II.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Tens of thousands of civilian workers are expected to be cut as leaders call for a steep budget reprioritization.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Vivienne Machi
In recent hearings in the House and Senate, lawmakers aimed to bring a fresh focus to the longtime debate.
Satellites

By Steve Trimble
The new branding came to light when Paul Matier, Lockheed Martin’s director for the Air Force’s F-35A program, queried Maj. Gen. Joseph Kunkel.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The service in mid-January announced it had received the last MC-130J Commando II special operations variant of the Hercules.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Special Operations Command intends to buy 62 of the L3Harris and Air Tractor aircraft.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Brian Everstine
President Trump said he was removing Chairman Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr.—the same general he picked to lead the U.S. Air Force during his first term.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Vivienne Machi
The military spaceplane is logging hundreds of days on orbit to collect data for future development.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Steve Trimble
A new kind of air vehicle is entering the U.S. military arsenal, capable of performing several roles including strike, reconnaissance and target decoy duties.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
Honeywell’s RASP also aims to anonymize speech for national security purposes.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Steve Trimble
The move keeps the XA103 on track to move into ground testing of a physical prototype by the end of the decade.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Air Force is looking for sustainment engineering and logistics services for the QF-16 optionally crewed Viper.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The SDA is embroiled in a lawsuit related to two contracts worth $424 million each, awarded last Aug. 16 to York Space Systems and Tyvak International.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
Capella Space plans to start deploying its next-gen satellites late next year as it looks to expand from its traditional X-band SAR collection.
Satellites

By Steve Trimble
The picture shows two LRAMs carried on outboard pylons of a Bell AH-1Z Viper test aircraft.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
A secretive DARPA office has a new project: a large hypersonic bomber prototype. The Aerospace Projects Office keeps a low profile, even by DARPA standards.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
New U.S. Air Force leadership must decide the shape of the next generation of air superiority technology, with the stakes high for industry and U.S. airpower.
Budget, Policy & Operations