Air Warfare

Gallery: See the planes on display before the B-21 rollout

The Advancing Aeronautics Expo before the B-21 rollout was a display of aviation history, all the way back to the Doolittle Raiders of World War II.

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Fog machines, short lenses, no iPhones: Managing the B-21′s rollout

Reporters and photographers invited to view the B-21's public debut at the highly secure Air Force Plant 42 had to follow strict security guidelines.

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US Army makes largest helicopter award in 40 years

The Army has selected who will build its Future Long Range Assault Aircraft to replace the iconic Black Hawk helicopter.

Master Sgt. Kyle Pearson and Tech. Sgt. Kevin Koenig are pictured at a simulated austere base during an Advanced Battle Management System exercise on Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, in September 2020.

Pentagon’s JADC2 synergy plan to drive growth at SAIC, CEO says

The Virginia-based information technology and defense company this year received more than $500 million in JADC2-related contracts.

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‘Deterrence the American way’: The new B-21 bomber debuts

The Air Force unveiled the Northrop Grumman-made B-21 Raider to the public Friday in a ceremony at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California.

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Chinese, Russian long-range bombers make reciprocal base visits

Defense News geolocated an image showing a Tu-95MS bomber taking off at night to a location northeast of Hangzhou-Jianqiao airbase.

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U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Joseph Asenuga, an F-15C student pilot with the 173rd Fighter Wing, runs through the pre-flight checklist prior to today’s training flight at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon, October 15, 2020. The 173rd FW is the sole F-15C training base for the United States Air Force, training both active duty Air Force and Air National Guard pilots. (Tech. Sgt. Jason van Mourik/Air National Guard)

Can the Air Force train nearly 1,500 pilots this year?

The Air Force's annual pilot production goals often prove elusive.

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Aircraft makers lumber toward deal for Europe’s next-gen fighter jet

The Future Combat Air System can proceed, but mistrust and a lack of enthusiasm have colored the program.

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Japan seeks to increase defense spending to 2% of GDP

Meanwhile, Boeing announced Japan has awarded it a contract for two further KC-46A tankers, bringing its fleet to six.

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A U-2 Dragon Lady assigned prepares to land at Beale Air Force Base, California, in 2020. The flight marked a major leap forward, as artificial intelligence took flight aboard a military aircraft.

US Air Force must ‘automate more’ to maintain advantage, CIO says

More than 600 AI projects, including several related to major weapons systems, were underway at the Department of Defense as of April 2021.

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Footage shows domestic engine on China’s J-15 fighter jet

This is the first time a production J-15 was seen fitted with the locally developed engines.

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Northrop’s B-21 is almost here. What’s next for the stealthy bomber?

Northrop Grumman has touted the B-21 Raider bomber as "the world's first sixth-generation aircraft."

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US Air Force’s AdAir fighter training needs a road map

AdAir has had a sluggish start within the Air Force while the service struggles with major internal issues.

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US to send anti-drone machine guns, air defense ammunition to Ukraine

The Pentagon is seeking to give Ukraine what it needs to defend against Russian drones targeting the embattled country's energy infrastructure.

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Users of the F-35 huddle in Italy to tout joint maintenance plans

Italy hopes that pooling maintenance will encourage users to send jets to its fledgeling F-35 maintenance hub at Cameri air base in the country's north.

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Europe’s new warplane program could finally, maybe, take off

Eric Trappier, the boss of France's industry lead Dassault, plays down progress as a "a pseudo-political announcement."

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Football-sized device could transform how Air Force collects F-35 data

The device, called a QRIP, is bolted inside an F-35's weapons bay. Unlike previous data-collecting devices, it doesn't take up all the bay's space.

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A visualization of the Pentagon's Joint All-Domain Command and Control concept, which aims to better connect sensors and shooters across vast distances.

Raytheon tests information-sharing technology with JADC2 in mind

The demonstration included two locations as well as a range of hardware, waveforms and data formats.

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F-35 costs have been declining. That’s about to change.

The lower quantity of purchased fighters, the pandemic and the addition of more capabilities will cause the price of an F-35 to rise in the coming lots.

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Locally made AESA radar to extend life of Turkish F-16 jets

It's part of a program dubbed Ozgur, which involves modernization of the aircraft’s structure and avionics.

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The Advancing Aeronautics Expo before the B-21 rollout was a display of aviation history, all the way back to the Doolittle Raiders of World War II.

Reporters and photographers invited to view the B-21's public debut at the highly secure Air Force Plant 42 had to follow strict security guidelines.

The Army has selected who will build its Future Long Range Assault Aircraft to replace the iconic Black Hawk helicopter.

The Virginia-based information technology and defense company this year received more than $500 million in JADC2-related contracts.

The Air Force unveiled the Northrop Grumman-made B-21 Raider to the public Friday in a ceremony at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California.

Defense News geolocated an image showing a Tu-95MS bomber taking off at night to a location northeast of Hangzhou-Jianqiao airbase.

The Air Force's annual pilot production goals often prove elusive.

The Future Combat Air System can proceed, but mistrust and a lack of enthusiasm have colored the program.

Meanwhile, Boeing announced Japan has awarded it a contract for two further KC-46A tankers, bringing its fleet to six.

More than 600 AI projects, including several related to major weapons systems, were underway at the Department of Defense as of April 2021.

This is the first time a production J-15 was seen fitted with the locally developed engines.

Northrop Grumman has touted the B-21 Raider bomber as "the world's first sixth-generation aircraft."

AdAir has had a sluggish start within the Air Force while the service struggles with major internal issues.

The Pentagon is seeking to give Ukraine what it needs to defend against Russian drones targeting the embattled country's energy infrastructure.

Italy hopes that pooling maintenance will encourage users to send jets to its fledgeling F-35 maintenance hub at Cameri air base in the country's north.

Eric Trappier, the boss of France's industry lead Dassault, plays down progress as a "a pseudo-political announcement."

The device, called a QRIP, is bolted inside an F-35's weapons bay. Unlike previous data-collecting devices, it doesn't take up all the bay's space.

The demonstration included two locations as well as a range of hardware, waveforms and data formats.

The lower quantity of purchased fighters, the pandemic and the addition of more capabilities will cause the price of an F-35 to rise in the coming lots.

It's part of a program dubbed Ozgur, which involves modernization of the aircraft’s structure and avionics.