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December 18, 2018

US unable to defend against Russian and Chinese hypersonic weapons, report warns

The U.S. lacks the defenses needed to protect against a new breed of highly sophisticated hypersonic weapons from China and Russia, according to a GAO report.  

December 13, 2018

New 'no escape' Meteor missiles boost fighter jets' firepower

There is no escape for enemy aircraft when up against fighter jets armed with the incredibly fast, powerful and extremely destructive Meteor missiles.

December 11, 2018

US Air Force: We're in ‘danger’ of falling behind China and Russia by 2025

The U.S. Air Force will fall behind Russia and China by 2025 unless the service quickly embarks upon a sizeable expansion of its fighting technologies, weapons arsenal and major attack platforms - to include new bombers, fighters, drones, rescue helicopters and more, senior service leaders suggest.

December 10, 2018

F-35 'tech refresh' enables new attack technology, AI

The Pentagon and Lockheed are pursuing a "Tech Refresh" effort with the F-35 intended to improve the stealth fighter's targeting attack technology, weapons delivery and on-board computing -- all as part of an effort to try to keep the F-35's combat effectiveness ahead of great power rival nations.

December 4, 2018

Air Force sets sights on high-tech laser weapons

The Air Force will one day fire high-tech laser weapons from drones and fighter jets to destroy high-value targets, conduct precision strikes and incinerate enemy locations from the sky.

December 4, 2018

We don't have enough air and missile defense weapons, Pentagon says

Pentagon weapons developers and military war commanders are expressing concern that deployed forces simply do not have enough Air and Missile defense assets to meet a fast-changing threat environment involving high volumes of dangerous new enemy weapons.

November 29, 2018

Colonel resigns after flying F-16 to meet with female Army colonel who made him 'tingle': report

The former head of the Vermont Air National Guard was ousted from his position after using a F-16 jet to fly to Washington, D.C. for a work trip and allegedly visiting a female Army colonel who made him “tingle”.

November 29, 2018

Vermont colonel forced to resign after flying F-16 to meet love interest: report

The former commander of the Vermont Air National Guard was forced to resign in 2015 after taking an F-16 fighter jet for a work trip that doubled as a romantic rendezvous in Washington D.C., according to a report by local website VTDigger.org.

November 28, 2018

Air Force seeks hypersonic attack drones and stealthy deep strike drones for 2030

Hypersonic attack drones traveling at five times the speed of sound, new stealthy drones engineered for strike missions deep into heavily defended enemy territory and drones operated from the cockpit of 5th-generation fighters - are all part of a fast-emerging Air Force vision for the drones of the future, spanning all the way into the 2040s and beyond.

November 25, 2018

Missing Air Force family of 4 found dead in Thanksgiving SUV crash

An Air Force family reported missing in Montana on Thanksgiving Day has been found dead in their damaged SUV.