July 9, 2020 Air Force F-22s may 'fight' other F-22s in mock combat training The U.A. Air Force may use its older F-22s as “enemy” fighters in mock-combat exercises as a way to fully prepare F-22 pilots for major air warfare against the most advanced opponents in the world.
July 8, 2020 Air Force pursues new 'fast-attack' tactics for great power war Fighter jets, stealth bombers, attack drones and air-traveling missiles all need to “operate at speed” in a fast-changing great power conflict era.
July 7, 2020 New Air Force stealth bomber arrives in just '2 years' The much-anticipated, high-tech B-21 bomber will “come on in two years,” bringing new dimensions of stealth, software, attack possibilities and nuclear deterrence to the U.S. Air Force.
July 7, 2020 Air Force tech stops drones from being shot down Senior Air Force commanders are employing new tactics, technologies and protocols to better safeguard drones from being shot down by enemy fire during missions.
July 2, 2020 Air Force F-22s and F-35s will soon control attack drones from the cockpit It’s called “weapons forward,” the idea that an airborne fighter jet could control an advancing armed drone traveling into high-threat enemy territory.
July 2, 2020 Close-in air attacks still needed despite new ‘Stand-off’ weapons tech It’s called “Direct Attack”, or the ability of a stealth bomber to penetrate heavily defended enemy territory and drop bunker-busting weapons, hit moving targets, pinpoint small targets for close-in destruction and carry larger amounts of smaller-bombs for what’s called “Stand-in” attack.
July 1, 2020 US Air Force F-16 jet crashes in South Carolina, killing pilot An Air Force pilot has been killed after his F-16 crashed during a “routine training mission” in South Carolina.
June 29, 2020 Pentagon will deploy its new B-21 stealth bomber to Pacific The Pentagon plans to deploy its emerging B-21 stealth bomber in the Pacific as part of a decided effort to ensure technical superiority, sustain deterrence and, if needed, hold potential adversaries at risk.
June 24, 2020 Air Force arms cargo planes for future attack The U.S. Air Force is arming its cargo planes with bombs for attack missions in a clear move to expand the offensive warfare envelope for its fleet of tactical supply and transport aircraft, bringing a significant ability to drop weapons from austere, low-altitude, hard-to-reach areas.
June 24, 2020 Pentagon 2020 space strategy calls for new weapons To say the Pentagon is massively emphasizing space war would be an understatement. This focus has clearly emerged from its newly released 2020 Defense Space Strategy Summary.
