April 26, 2019 B-2 pilot recounts what it's like 'flying a stealth bomber' A former B-2 bomber pilot reveals what it's like to fly the stealth jet.
April 25, 2019 Secretary Wilson, Gen. Goldfein: Air Force must be bigger, more ready and more lethal The Air Force has been continuously engaged in combat across the globe since 2001 and is simply too small for what the nation asks it to do.
April 23, 2019 How AI changes B-2 and F-35 attack strategies Attack missions, targeting and combat data-sharing in an F-35 or B-2 are all transforming quickly due to the rapid integration of emerging AI systems, leading the Air Force to adjust tactics and adapt future war strategies.
April 22, 2019 Army and Air Force draft new combined 'war attack plan' The Army and the Air Force are crafting a new combined air-ground combat attack strategy to improve warfare networks, perform long-range sensing of targets, strike enemies more effectively and strengthen defenses across multiple domains in real-time.
April 11, 2019 Air Force to test fire fighter jet-configured laser weapons pod from the ground The U.S. Air Force is preparing to fire a fighter-jet configured laser pod from the ground as a key step toward achieving its goal of firing lasers from jets on combat missions in the air.
April 9, 2019 Missing Japanese F-35 poses major security headache for US if it falls into Russian or Chinese hands The Japanese F-35 fighter jet missing in the Pacific could be a major security headache for the U.S. if Russia or China locate the state-of-the-art fighter jet first, experts warn.
April 9, 2019 Air Force F-16 gets F-35 sensors, weapons and radar The Air Force is giving its 1970s-era F-16 fighter F-35 technology as part of a massive fleet-wide overhaul intended to improve targeting, attack precision and computer systems -- and extend the fighter’s combat life all the way into the 2040s.
April 8, 2019 C-130 gets new 'electronic propeller controls' to fly into 2030s The Air Force plans to fly its war-tested 1950s-era C-130 aircraft well into the 2030s and beyond through a sweeping, multi-pronged technical overhaul, designed to enable the propeller-flown aircraft to perform its high-risk troop transport and combat support missions for decades to come.
April 5, 2019 Is the Air Force 'accelerating' the B-21 futuristic long range bomber? The Air Force appears to have completed its Critical Design Review of the emerging B-21 bomber, inspiring confidence and optimism that a new-generation of stealth will be ready for war by the mid-2020s, and beyond.
April 4, 2019 Air Force cloud migration fights AI-enabled cyberattacks The Air Force is refining new cloud-oriented cybersecurity technologies to safeguard vulnerable data networks and strengthen defenses against a new generation of sophisticated AI-enabled cyberattacks.
