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B-52

Small B-52 Fleet Size Creates Challenges For Engine, Radar Upgrade Plans

With just some B-52s equipped for the nuclear mission and all of them in high demand around the globe, finding time to install the upgrades is an issue.

C-37

This Is What The EA-37B Compass Call Electronic Attack Jet Can Actually Do

The EA-37B is meant to disrupt enemy communications, playing havoc on their command and control and shattering their kill chains.

Iran

USS Gerald R. Ford’s Imminent Arrival Off Israel Comes As Negotiations Grind On

While both sides seem hopeful about future talks, the window for strikes is now opening and will only get wider with each passing day.

F-35A

Former Air Force Fighter Pilot And F-35 Instructor Charged With Training Chinese Military 

The ex-U.S. Air Force combat pilot also worked as a contractor F-35 instructor before allegedly providing expertise to China.

Spy Satellites

China’s Growing Armada Of Spy Satellites Is Pushing Space Force To Go On The Offensive

"You can't run away from a bully forever. Sometimes you got to turn around and punch," Space Force Combat Forces boss says.

Iran

The Massive Questions Surrounding A Major American Air War Against Iran

With the U.S. at the precipice of war with Iran, we break down the glaring questions surrounding such an operation and the reasoning for it.

F-15

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.

LGM-30 Minuteman III

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.

Iran

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.

Tankers

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.

Drones

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.

F-22

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.

B-21

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.

F-35

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.

Loyal Wingman

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.

Drones

Talon Blue Is The New Name For Northrop Grumman’s YFQ-48A ‘Fighter Drone’

Talon harkens back to the company's T-38 Talon heritage, while Blue is likely a reference to Tacit Blue, which was a technological leap at the dawn of the stealth age.

Russian Air Force

Russia’s Mi-28 Havoc Attack Helicopter Has Tiny Crew Compartment To Pick Up Downed Pilots

Like the Mi-24 Hind before it, albeit to a far more austere degree, the Mi-28’s fuselage compartment can be used in a pinch for rescues.

C-17

Straight Talk On State Of U.S. Airlift Capabilities From General Who Ran Air Mobility Command

General Minihan's frankness about the China threat ended his career, but now as a civilian, he has much more to say.

KC-130

KC-130J’s Hellfire Missile-Firing Harvest Hawk Kits Retired By Marines

Developed to turn USMC C-130s into close air support platforms during the Global War on Terror, Harvest Hawk's relevance has waned.