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PARIS — The Netherlands and a number of European NATO partners are scrapping plans to buy six Boeing E-7 Wedgetail…
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The Pentagon wants its overhauled cadre of executives in charge of major acquisition programs to have enough flexibility and power to take…
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ROME — Reports of infighting between partners on the French-German-Spanish FCAS fighter program have been exaggerated and the platform will see the…
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ROME — The new sixth-generation GCAP fighter should be able to carry a wide variety of armaments and work with…
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Resuming full testing of nuclear weapons — as President Donald Trump called for last week — would be unnecessary, costly, undermine nonproliferation…
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The second of the U.S. Air Force’s two prototype drone wingmen, known as collaborative combat aircraft, began flight testing Friday, the…
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The Air Force told lawmakers it needs a fighter fleet of 1,558 manned, combat-coded fighters to carry out and sustain operations at…
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Many of the most successful fighter pilots gained fame not only for their aerial tactics, but for their ability to…
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The Senate on Thursday confirmed Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach as the Air Force’s next chief of staff. Wilsbach was approved as part…
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