Rachel S. Cohen

Editor, Air Force Times

Rachel Cohen is the editor of Air Force Times. She joined the publication as its senior reporter in March 2021. Her work has appeared in the Washington Post, the Frederick News-Post (Md.), Air and Space Forces Magazine, Inside Defense, Inside Health Policy and elsewhere.

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Congress offers procurement boost for F-35 jets in FY24 spending bill

The U.S. Air Force would receive enough money to buy 51 F-35As in fiscal 2024 under the compromise defense spending bill lawmakers released.

8 weeks ago

V-22 Osprey fleet will fly again, with no fixes but renewed training

The V-22 is allowed to fly again, and the services will each implement their own training and maintenance protocols to get the fleet back to operations.

2 months ago

House passes bill to undo Biden’s partial Israel weapons hold

The House passed a bill that would force Biden to halt his hold on a heavy bomb shipment to Israel even as other arms transfers proceed.

Lockheed running out of parking space amid F-35 delays, says watchdog

A leading lawmaker says more than 100 undelivered F-35s could be parked at Lockheed Martin facilities, calling the situation "unacceptable."

U.S. soldiers and Philippine soldiers advance on a breaching site at Fort Magsaysay during the Balikatan 23 exercise.

Four ways US Army’s Pacific chief plans to boost regional land forces

More countries are joining multilateral exercises and training events to strengthen a network to deter aggression in the Pacific.

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Military’s novel floating pier arrives in Gaza amid security concerns

The Gaza aid pier is made possible by an oft-neglected but vital military capability known as Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore, or JLOTS.

Airbus developing an unmanned Lakota helo for Marine resupply mission

Airbus plans to make its Lakota helicopter unmanned, to help the Marines address their unmanned logistics requirement to support distributed forces.

Webcast: Installation Modernization

Defense News explored how military installations are being modernized, the universal infrastructure needs to support the modern military, and more.

US announces $2 billion to help Ukraine make its own weapons

Ukraine can use the $2 billion in Foreign Military Financing to help grow its own defense industry, potentially via co-production with U.S. companies.

Slovak defense show carries on after Fico shooting

It was business as usual amid the mortars and cannons on the show floor of the IDEB exhibition in Bratislava.

Navy, Marine Corps pitched three systems for first Replicator batch

An acquisition official said the Navy and Marine Corps brought three systems to Replicator, but declined to clarify whether all were selected.

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