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Air Force Plans to Set New Goal for B-21 Fleet Size in 2028 Budget

There’s a growing consensus among experts, lawmakers, and Pentagon leaders that the Air Force should buy more than the planned…

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Austrian jets intercept US military planes two days in a row

VIENNA — Austrian Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets scrambled two days in a row to intercept U.S. military aircraft, the government…

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Smaller AIM-9X Could Give Drone Wingmen More Firepower

A combined Navy and Air Force program is seeking to build a smaller version of a ubiquitous air-to-air missile that…

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Air Force Plans to Keep B-1s Through 2037, Fly B-2s Longer

The Air Force is planning to invest nearly $1.7 billion to continue modernizing the B-1B Lancer and B-2 Spirit bombers over the next five…

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Northrop Delivers New Jam-Resistant Navigation System for F-22

Northrop Grumman recently delivered the first production-version of a new upgraded, jam-resistant airborne navigation system for the Air Force’s F-22 Raptor and…

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Pentagon Requests 38 F-35s for the Air Force in 2027 Budget

The Pentagon is requesting funds to buy 85 F-35s in its fiscal 2027 budget, 38 of them A vairants for…

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US F-15E fighter jet shot down over Iran

PM This is a developing story.  A United States F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet has been shot down over Iran,…

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Key E-3 AWACS Damaged in Iranian Attack on Saudi Air Base

The attack injured more than 10 service members, two seriously. Among the other planes damaged are aerial refueling tankers. U.S.…

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Air Force Officials Say They’re Beating Cost Goal for CCA Drones

The Air Force’s nascent Collaborative Combat Aircraft program is beating former Secretary Frank Kendall’s goal of producing drone wingmen at about one-third…

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Army receives first pilot-optional Black Hawk for testing

The Army has taken a step toward pilot-optional flight, receiving its first Black Hawk helicopter equipped with autonomy systems that…

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