Air and Space Forces Association Symposium ’24

Latest in Air and Space Forces Association Symposium ’24

New details about the U.S. Air Force's Collaborative Combat Aircraft drone program, as well as recent discussions about its progress and future, all point to its potential to reshape how the service does business and fights.

Everything New We Just Learned About The Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program

By Joseph Trevithick
Feb 23 2:29 PM EST
New Air Wing concept USAF

This Is How The Air Force’s New Wing Structure Will Actually Work

By Hope Hodge Seck
Feb 18 2:30 PM EST
The US Air Force will test new autonomous capabilities for its KC-135s intended, at least initially, to help reduce operator workload. The service is also still planning to conduct a test of the KC-135 as an aerial launching platform for drones.

Tests Planned For KC-135s That Can Fly Themselves, Act As Drone Motherships

By Joseph Trevithick
Feb 16 12:17 PM EST
LITENING LA Targeting pod Northrop Grumman

We Talk New Features On The LITENING Large Aperture Targeting Pod

By Tyler Rogoway, Jamie Hunter
Feb 15 9:38 PM EST
CV-22s taxi for takeoff

Grounded V-22 Osprey “1980s Technology,” Still Critical Capability Says AFSOC Commander

By Hope Hodge Seck
Feb 15 12:35 PM EST
The US Space Force's top officer says he is extremely concerned by Russian and Chinese threats to American space-based assets.

Threats In Space “Extremely Concerning”: Space Force Boss

By Joseph Trevithick
Feb 14 9:00 PM EST
The latest on AFRL's mutant from AFA's Warfare Symposium show floor.

We Talk MUTANT, The Bending Missile, With The Air Force Research Lab

By Jamie Hunter, Tyler Rogoway
Feb 14 12:22 PM EST
The US Air Force says it plans to invite foreign allies and partners to join the next increment of its Collaborative Combat Aircraft drone program and has offered details about what that cooperation might look like. The service is also looking bring US Special Operations Command into an existing tri-service agreement with the Navy and Marine Corps.

Plans For Allies To Join Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program Laid Out By Air Force

By Joseph Trevithick
Feb 13 9:48 PM EST
F-15EX flying

“I Would Love To Have More F-15EXs,” Air Guard Boss Says

By Tyler Rogoway, Howard Altman
Feb 13 8:01 PM EST
Boeing Ghost Bat F-15

USAF Set To Down-Select Collaborative Combat Aircraft Competitors

By Joseph Trevithick
Feb 13 3:57 PM EST
Elephant walk with USAF aircraft

Air Force’s Big Restructuring Includes New Commands, New Deployment Plans

By Howard Altman
Feb 12 11:50 PM EST
Ukraine is employing a network of thousands of acoustic sensors to help spot and track incoming Russian drones, according to the Air Force's top office in Europe.

Ukraine Using Thousands Of Networked Microphones To Track Russian Drones

By Joseph Trevithick
Feb 12 10:03 PM EST
The Air Force is set to announce a major restructuring to contend with China.

Air Force To Totally Revamp Its Structure To Compete With China (Updated)

By Howard Altman
Feb 9 8:50 PM EST
Low-Cost Infrared Search And Track System For Aircraft Unveiled By Anduril

Low-Cost Infrared Search And Track System For Aircraft Unveiled By Anduril

By Joseph Trevithick
Feb 8 5:42 PM EST
General Atomics has unveiled the XQ-67A drone, which it built as part of the US Air Force's secretive Off-Board Sensing Station (OBSS) program.

General Atomics’ XQ-67A Off-Board Sensing Station Drone Breaks Cover

By Jamie Hunter, Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway
Feb 7 3:31 PM EST