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Summer at USAFA: Academy Aims to Teach Airmanship to All

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo.—It’s a warm, windy morning at one of the busiest flightlines in the U.S. Air Force, and…

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Senate confirms new Chief of Space Operations

The Senate confirmed Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess on Thursday as the next Chief of Space Operations, making him the third officer…

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Space Force Closely Watching Execution Risk as it Implements Acquisition Reforms

As the Space Force enacts sweeping acquisition reforms over the next few years—changes that will shift the way it sets…

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Air Force Seeks New Ideas for Cheap MQ-9 Alternatives by Year End

DAYTON, Ohio—The Air Force plans to select vendors by the end of 2026 to help develop concepts for cheap, attritable drones that…

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F-22s Visit Kadena as 18th Wing Still Awaits Arrival of F-15EX

Kadena Air Base’s 18th Wing is conducting a readiness exercise with two rotational fifth-generation fighter squadrons, as the base awaits…

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Pentagon’s counter-drone task force inks $500M contract for SkyValor ‘detect and defeat’ system after border testing

The system will be deployed to “critical,” but unspecified sites, including as part of an initial task order for the…

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Fly, Fix, Defend: Wilsbach Aims for a Readier Air Force

LONDON—When Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach became Chief of Staff of the Air Force in November 2025, he coined a simple…

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Air Force Cracks Down on Non-Compliant Computers and Software

The lead cyberspace operations unit in the Department of the Air Force is hardening security standards on department networks at…

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Pentagon puts out call for robot boats that launch attack drones

Spurred on by the threat of unmanned boats and small drones in contested waters such as the Persian Gulf, the Pentagon has…

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First Anduril YFQ-44A rolls off production line for US CCA program

Anduril’s first Ohio-made unmanned, semi-autonomous aircraft rolled off the production line Monday, just four months after its beginning. The defense company’s first…

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