Airmen hold first training sortie for new electronic attack plane
The EA-37B Compass Call is built from a heavily adapted Gulfstream G550 business jet, and will replace the aging EC-130H electronic warfare planes.
Air Warfare
Hermeus notches first flight of Quarterhorse high-speed aircraft
The May 21 flight test brings Hermeus a step closer to its goal of flying the autonomous, reusable vehicle at near-Mach 5 speeds by 2026.
US Air Force warns of aging fighters, poor purchasing efforts
Amid a high global demand for air power, as well as domestic hurdles in Congress and the White House, the service is racing to rebuild its fighter fleet.
DoD eyes waiver to resume F-35 deliveries halted over Chinese alloy
Pentagon acquisition chief William LaPlante says the incident underscores problems keeping track of the defense industry's shifting supply chains.
Kendall ‘more optimistic’ on hypersonic effort after successful tests
“We still have work to do on ARRW,” Kendall said. The program is on track to begin all-up-round testing later this year.
US sends F-22 jets to Australia to train alongside F-35A fighters
The high-profile multinational air combat exercise Pitch Black overshadowed the separate drills involving the fifth-gen aircraft.
More F-15Es to get electronic warfare upgrades in award to BAE
The Air Force this summer cleared the way to start adding EPAWSS to more F-15s, and a new contract for BAE will provide the systems to install.
Record number of tankers participate in Pitch Black exercise
Based on manufacturers’ numbers, the nine tankers would have put an estimated 831 tons of fuel into the air had they gone up at the same time.
US Air Force needs to embrace air denial as a core mission
Though the impulse to hold tight to the air superiority paradigm may be strong, the future of air warfare is denial.
New adaptive engine or fewer F-35s? Kendall says it’s time to choose
The Defense Department needs to make a decision one way or another on the adaptive engine for the F-35, Kendall said.
Pentagon suspends F-35 deliveries over Chinese alloy in magnet
The F-35 Joint Program Office says the magnet made with Chinese materials does not transmit information or put the plane at risk.
