AFA Warfare Symposium 2026

The service’s special operations forces are arguing for their relevance as upgrade plans evolve.

The U.S. Space Systems Command is looking for companies that could provide refueling services in geostationary orbit to spacecraft configured for such operations.

“We would be foolish if we didn’t take advantage of commercial space capabilities,” a Space Force official says.

The U.S. tanker fleet aircraft needs a new kind of air-to-air interceptor that can shoot down incoming missiles, an Air Force official says.