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January 7, 2021

Ashli Babbitt, woman killed in Capitol riots, described as patriot who 'loved America with all her heart'

As dramatic scenes unraveled in the Capitol on Wednesday – with a horde plowing through security – the jarring live video showed a woman draped in a Trump flag who has been shot by a plainclothes officer as she allegedly purported to breach the storied chambers via the window. She was rushed to a local hospital in critical condition and later died from her wounds.

January 5, 2021

6th-gen stealth fighter likely to include lasers, AI and drone control

A stealthy, supersonic, semi-autonomous sixth-generation fighter maneuvers undetected through heavily armed enemy air space, evades radar detection to jam the adversary’s command and control systems with EW (Electronic Warfare) weapons, gather, analyze and transmit targeting data across huge areas of terrain in milliseconds using AI-empowered computing.

December 6, 2020

Air Force accelerates F-35 as war-attack 'sensor node'

The Air Force is making new adjustments to its F-35 priorities in order to expedite the service’s broader transition into new levels of networked warfare wherein combat nodes operate as attack platforms as well as data-transmission and intelligence hubs in joint combat.

November 30, 2020

Air Force improves 'human performance' metrics in Special Warfare training

Rescuing hostages under enemy fire, jumping out of planes into “hot” combat zones, rappelling from helicopters down into rough seas or conducting high-risk clandestine reconnaissance missions in enemy territory … are all missions Air Force Special Warfare forces are expected to perform.

November 22, 2020

Colorado lawmakers set sights on future Space Command headquarters

Colorado Springs would be an ideal location for future Space Command headquarters, say lawmakers in the Centennial State.

November 19, 2020

Space Command headquarters will be in one of these six states, Air Force announces

The Department of the Air Force has announced the six candidate locations being considered for the headquarters of the U.S. Space Command.

November 18, 2020

Pentagon pursues 'hack proof' fighter jets and armored war vehicles

What if an armored combat vehicle was rapidly moving to enemy contact through rigorous terrain while facing enemy fire, when its navigational and targeting systems were suddenly given false, wrong or misleading information ... thus derailing the mission?

November 12, 2020

Could the Air Force X-37B become a laser and missile-firing space drone?

Is the Air Force X-37B an armed space drone operating beyond the Earth’s atmosphere to destroy enemy satellites, ICBMs or aircraft of some kind?

November 6, 2020

New Air Force 6th-Gen aircraft takes flight with F-35

The fact that the Air Force’s new 6th-Gen aircraft has taken to the skies raises many interesting questions

October 13, 2020

New navigation technology helps F-22 sharpen angles of attack

The success of high-speed air-to-air combat engagement accelerated flight into enemy fire against air-defenses, aerial surveillance missions, and precision-strikes on enemy ground targets of course rest upon a pilot’s ability to know a plane’s exact location, movement patterns and angle of attack.