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CCA Builders Start Revving Production Rates, as They Await 2027 Funding

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. and Anduril Industries both say they’re ready to produce Collaborative Combat Aircraft in volume as they wait…

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General Atomics delivers FQ-42 Vengeance to Nevada air base

A Nevada Air Force Base was picked to house General Atomics’ FQ-42, a week after the U.S. Air Force dubbed…

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US Air Force has a $14 billion supply hole, service officials say

The U.S. Air Force has a $14 billion hole in supply for aircraft parts, affecting how the service acquires parts and…

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Air Force Eyes New-Build F-16s to Boost Fighter Force

The Air Force will consider acquiring new F-16 Fighting Falcon jets to help fill capacity shortfalls in its aging fighter fleet, multiple…

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AETC Boss Maps Path for New T-7 to Reach Initial Operational Capability

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—The Air Force is targeting August 2027 for its new T-7A Red Hawk trainer jet to reach its initial operational…

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Air Force awards Boeing $131 billion ceiling contract for F-15 production, modernization

The Air Force has awarded Boeing a sole-source contract with a $131.23 billion ceiling to produce, modernize and sustain F-15 fighters for…

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Air Force Plans Support Contract That Could Keep RQ-4s Flying Into 2030s

The Air Force is planning to award Northrop Grumman a contract that could allow the RQ-4 Global Hawk to keep flying into…

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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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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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US Air Force eyes improved comms with bombers after Midnight Hammer

A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit is prepared for operations ahead of Operation Midnight Hammer at Whiteman Air Force Base,…

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