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Air Warfare Symposium
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Sorry, Elon, fighter pilots will fly and fight for a long time
An executive at the Mitchell Institute pushes back after Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, said the era of fighter jets is coming to an end.
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Dear US Air Force: Speed is good, but competition is better
The F-15EX is an ideal program for a full and open engine competition, and the Air Force should embrace that.
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SpaceX’s founder tells US Air Force the era of fighter jets is ending
Elon Musk also shared some thoughts on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
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Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett chats about her top four priorities
Standing up the Space Force is one of the goals, but what else made the cut?
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Bug eyes inspired wide munitions camera
The wide field-of-view seeker camera is cheaper because it doesn’t require a gimbal. (Daniel Woolfolk/Staff)
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America’s future battle network is key to multidomain defense
Two U.S. Air Force generals argue that American military superiority can be ensured through a comprehensive network connecting all of its weapons and troops in real time.
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Ho, ho, ho! Here’s the name of the Air Force’s combat rescue helicopter
Eat your vegetables, kids.
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US Air Force starts effort to buy a ‘flying car’
The U.S. Air Force is eager to shape the emerging market for experimental electric rotorcraft.
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Northrop expands team for program to replace US Air Force ICBMs
The company added two companies to its team.
TRANSCOM head pushes back against Air Force tanker retirements
The head of U.S. Transportation Command is pushing the Air Force to rethink some of its controversial plans to retire some of its older aerial refueling aircraft.
US Air Force’s top officer talks about the budget and why he won’t drop the 386-squadron goal
In an exclusive interview with Defense News, Gen. Dave Goldfein breaks down the Air Force's strategy for getting Congress on board a controversial budget.
Convincing Congress: Secretive programs could prove harmful to Air Force funding plans
Lifting the veil of secrecy on some programs in the Air Force's FY21 budget request could be the key to getting lawmakers on board with controversial retirements of legacy aircraft.
Top US Air Force general hopes for major KC-46 fix by March
"We’re going to be flying that fix and starting to test it by the end of this summer," Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Dave Goldfein says.
The F-22 is back at Tyndall Air Force Base — well, kind of
Who knows whether the F-22 will permanently return to Tyndall AFB, but the Raptor will be coming back periodically to get its stealth coating fixed up.
US Air Force’s new trainer jet could become its next light-attack or aggressor aircraft
Now that the Air Force has chosen its new jet trainer, it's looking at whether the T-X can fill requirements outside the training mission.
Buying new F-15X fighters for the US Air Force is unsolicited and unwise
The Pentagon's decision to add F-15X fighters in the Air Force budget is puzzling and a step backward.
US Air Force suspends KC-46 tanker deliveries
The Air Force won't accept tankers from Boeing until it has a better picture of what is causing foreign object debris issues at the company's production plant.
Let’s compare some air supremacy capabilities
How major world powers are competing for aerospace dominance, infographic-style.
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