May 20, 2019 Air Force preps light attack plane for combat missions in great power war Despite the Air Force’s stated intention and the widespread assumption that a low-cost off-the-shelf Light Attack airplane would primarily perform counterinsurgency missions, it seems entirely conceivable that the plane could have limited uses for major power warfare as well.
May 15, 2019 Air Force gives stealthy F-22 Raptors new air-to-air attack weapons The U.S. Air Force is now integrating new weapons onto 143 F-22s to massively expand their target envelope, air-to-air attack range and lock-on-launch precision -- to preserve the widely held belief that the stealth fighter is the most advanced and dominant air-to-air fighter ever to exist.
May 7, 2019 Satellite images show China is building its third and largest aircraft carrier: reports Images released by a Washington-based think-tank show construction on China’s third and largest aircraft carrier, activity analysts believe might challenge U.S. strategic superiority in East Asia.
May 3, 2019 A-10 pilot describes how iconic plane survives attacks Known for an ability to keep flying after taking multiple rounds of enemy machine gun fire, land and operate in rugged terrain, destroy groups of enemy fighters with a 30mm cannon and unleash a wide arsenal of attack weapons, the A-10 is described by pilots as a “flying tank” in the sky -- able to hover over ground war and provide life-saving close air support in high-threat combat environments.
May 1, 2019 X-37B military space plane's latest mystery mission passes 600 days The U.S. Air Force's X-37B space plane has now been circling Earth for more than 600 days on its latest mystery mission.
April 30, 2019 Robert Charles: Scrambled F-16s over our nation's capital should give all Americans comfort Washington got a surprise Saturday night – and it is symbolic.
April 29, 2019 Air Force calls for new 'Vanguard' weapons program with hypersonics, lasers and networked missiles Aggressive pursuit of hypersonics, lasers, networked cruise missiles, artificial intelligence, smart bombs and cyberwar inform the conceptual and technical basis for the Air Force’s new “Vanguard” programs, new Air Force strategic efforts to synthesize science and technology with prototyping and emerging weapons systems.
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.
