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General Running Air Force Reserve Wants Surplus F-15E Strike Eagles, New F-15EX Eagle IIs
The chief of the Air Force Reserve Command wants to overturn the depressing trend of aircraft divestments without getting new planes to replace them.
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Number Of Nuclear Warheads New Sentinel ICBMs Will Carry Now An Open Question
We now know much more about the USAF’s sprawling plans for new Sentinel ICBM silos with features not found on Minuteman III.
F-16s Arrive To Protect Diego Garcia, F-22s Forward Deploy To Israel
It appears that much will depend on the result of the next round of nuclear talks in Geneva as U.S. combat capabilities continue to amass.
KC-390 With A Refueling Boom Seems Like A Perfect Fit For The USAF’s Agile Tanker Needs, But Will It Bite?
The idea of a KC-390 with a boom has gotten a new breath of life, and could be ideal for bringing fuel to far-flung edges of the battlespace.
X-BAT Drone ‘Fighter’ Will Begin VTOL Flight Testing In Kansas This Year
Getting Shield AI’s hugely ambitious X-BAT off the ground vertically and recovering it the same way is essential to its business case.
General Atomics Is Turning The MQ-9 Reaper Family Of Drones Into “Cruise Missile Trucks”
Branded content: Giving MQ-9’s the ability to reach out over vast distances to launch standoff strikes after loitering for hours on its own is a unique capability for a tactical asset.
Upgraded F-22 “Raptor 2.0” Details Seen In New Model
A scale model of the new-look F-22 Raptor reveals details of its new stealthy external fuel tanks and underwing infrared sensor pods.
100 B-21 Stealth Bomber Fleet Size Target Unchanged For Now Despite Production Acceleration
The main goal of expanded B-21 production right now is getting the first Raiders fielded in 2027.
AI Is Now Helping The F-35 Spot Enemy Air Defenses
New artificial intelligence technology is giving the F-35 the ability to pick out confusing threat emissions and get them properly identified faster.
Anduril’s Fury Collaborative Combat Aircraft Is Now Flying With AIM-120 AMRAAM
The USAF says its Collaborative Combat Aircraft drone program has entered the weapons integration and captive carry testing phase.
Supercarrier USS Gerald R. Ford Has Crossed Into The Mediterranean
The carrier’s rush to the Middle East comes as the military build-up in the region appears to be approaching its crescendo.
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