U-2 Makes First Flight with Updated Avionics, Navigation, and Comms

U-2 Makes First Flight with Updated Avionics, Navigation, and Comms

An Air Force U-2 Dragon Lady has flown with its new updated avionics system, Lockheed Martin announced Sept. 26. The open-mission systems hardware and software update should carry the aircraft…
Experts: US ‘Owes It’ to Ukraine to Provide F-16s and Long-Range Missiles

Experts: US ‘Owes It’ to Ukraine to Provide F-16s and Long-Range Missiles

Top experts and observers stressed the importance of air superiority in Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine during a Sept. 26 forum in Washington D.C.—and pushed hard for the U.S. to…
Pentagon Acquisition Boss: China’s Defense Base Is ‘Really Impressive’

Pentagon Acquisition Boss: China’s Defense Base Is ‘Really Impressive’

The Chinese defense industrial base seems to be doing better than that of the U.S. because it has a streamlined path from development to fielding of new weapons, it places…
Space Force Considers New Component in Japan, As Saltzman Bolsters Ties With Visit

Space Force Considers New Component in Japan, As Saltzman Bolsters Ties With Vi…

The Space Force may establish a combatant component in Japan soon, Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Saltzman said in a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 25. According to…
How a Government Shutdown Would Affect Airmen and Guardians

How a Government Shutdown Would Affect Airmen and Guardians

With a government shutdown looking increasingly likely on Oct. 1, Active-Duty Airmen and Guardians will still report for duty. But things will be far from normal. For weeks, defense officials…
First Step to Modernizing Air Force Tech School: Free Wi-Fi in the Dorms

First Step to Modernizing Air Force Tech School: Free Wi-Fi in the Dorms

The Second Air Force, which oversees BMT, tech school, and other training programs, wants to move its enlisted technical training beyond classrooms and PowerPoint slides, but first it must implement…
‘Don’t Let the Wing Down’: Strike Eagle Crews Recap ‘William Tell’ Fighter Meet

‘Don’t Let the Wing Down’: Strike Eagle Crews Recap ‘William Tell’ Fighter Meet

Capt. Andrew ‘Pañic’ Munoz was in a tight spot. The F-15E Strike Eagle pilot and his weapons system operator, Capt. George ‘King’ Welton, had run out of air-to-air missiles 15…
Air Force Gets Its First ‘Electric Air Taxi,’ Six Months Ahead of Schedule

Air Force Gets Its First ‘Electric Air Taxi,’ Six Months Ahead of Schedule

A sleek, futuristic, six-rotor aircraft stood behind a red ribbon at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on Sept. 25—marking the latest milestone in the Air Force’s involvement in the “electric…
Space Force Uniform Enters Last Stage of Testing Before Production

Space Force Uniform Enters Last Stage of Testing Before Production

More than 100 Guardians across the globe have started wearing the Space Force’s prototype service dress uniform three times per week as part of “wear testing”—the final stage before the…
Air Force Picks Northrop Grumman for New Stand-in Attack Weapon

Air Force Picks Northrop Grumman for New Stand-in Attack Weapon

The Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a $705 million contract for a three-year program to develop and test the classified Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW), a supersonic air-to-ground missile which…