U.S. Air Force (USAF)

Regime change has long been considered a boots-on-the-ground operation. Now the U.S. and Israel are trying to do it from the sky.

Announced program timescales suggest more than 1,200 CCAs could be in operation around the world by the end of 2036.

U.S. Air Force officials started looking for alternatives to the service’s next-generation anti-radiation missile on March 4.

Air Force Global Strike Command conducted its latest test of an unarmed Minuteman III ICBM on March 4.

The U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman are investing in a B-21 capacity increase as the Sentinel program faces decision points.

The U.S. and Israeli military operation against Iran was starting to show signs of supply strains as it stretched into a fourth day of fighting.

The U.S. Air Force has initiated its plan to reactivate a wind tunnel capable of testing hypersonic vehicles and engines.

The U.S. Air Force will in the coming months finalize requirements for how it will take on the airborne nuclear command post mission.

The Air National Guard is facing uncertainty in how it will meet some of its homeland defense requirements as the Air Force retires aging aircraft.

The Air Force secretary wants to fuse data gathered from a vast array of military and intelligence sensors for battle management.

Both of the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototypes are flying with mission autonomy as the service is preparing both for more intensive tests and production decisions.

The U.S. Air Force is focused on near-term tanker recapitalization—extending purchases of the Boeing KC-46 and planning minor situational awareness upgrades.

The U.S. Air Force has confirmed that four engine-makers have been awarded initial conceptual design awards for the second increment of CCA.

The USAF needs to press forward on modernizing its airlift fleet after being too slow on progress to replace its C-17 and C-5 fleet, a top official argues.

The Department of the Air Force wants to test its ability to fuse sensor data from across the Defense Department via a series of exercises.

The U.S. Air Force will continue the two Boeing E-7A Wedgetail rapid prototypes.

An RFI about tail kit tech adds a new angle to the USAF's continued pursuit of a new weapon to replace the Dynetics/Boeing GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator.

The U.S. Air Force has begun a new phase in testing its Collaborative Combat Aircraft.

The U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman have reached an agreement to increase production capacity of the B-21.

Honeywell has received a prototype design contract from the USAF's Propulsion Directorate for its SkyShot 1600, a new small engine targeting the CCA market.

GE Aerospace and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions have won a $12.4 million USAF contract to complete preliminary design of the GEK1500 engine.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. has announced that its collaborative combat aircraft has a name: the Dark Merlin.

Collins Aerospace released new details about its Sidekick autonomy software.

The top airman talks with Aviation Week about his focus on increasing immediate readiness and addressing “change fatigue.”

Reliable Robotics is entering a critical phase in its effort to certify an automated Cessna Caravan.