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Netherlands orders Skyranger anti-drone cannons for under €1 billion
The weapons will come in two configurations: a mobile setup mounted on vehicles, and a novel stationary design.
Simultaneous T-38 landings halted after fatal crash
The Air Force didn't reveal this change for two months, and the student pilot's family is furious.
A bankrupt OneWeb and other troubled space startups could get some help from the Defense Department
"I will say with respect to OneWeb specifically ... we continue to work,” the Space Force's No. 2 officer says.
By Valerie Insinna
How the US Air Force is assembling its northernmost F-35 squadron amid a pandemic
There are strategic benefits to being the U.S. Air Force’s northernmost fighter squadron, starting with access to any location in Europe or the Asia-Pacific region.
By Valerie Insinna
Sen. Sullivan of Alaska talks military strength and strategy in the Arctic
When it comes to boosting the Defense Department’s role in the frigid Arctic, nobody in Congress seems hotter under the collar than Sen. Dan Sullivan.
By Joe Gould
First Japanese Ospreys arrive on home soil
The deployment of the Osprey in Japan has faced long-running opposition by some of the local population.
By Mike Yeo
Virgin Orbit gets thumbs-up for Space Force launches from Guam
VOX Space's first Guam-based launch will place several technology demonstrator cubesats on orbit for multiple government agencies.
By Nathan Strout
US pulls Patriot missiles, fighter aircraft from Saudi Arabia amid dispute
The U.S. is pulling two Patriot missile batteries and some fighter aircraft out of Saudi Arabia, an American official said Thursday, amid tensions between the kingdom and the Trump administration over oil production.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Here are a few of the experiments hitching a ride on the Air Force’s secret space plane
One experiment will take solar energy, convert it to radio frequency, and then beam it to earth where it can power U.S. military platforms.
By Nathan Strout
US Air Force bails on Mattis-era fighter jet readiness goal
One of the Air Force's fighters had a lower mission-capable rate in 2019 than the year prior.
Balance the operations tempo of the small and aging bomber fleet
William Shakespeare characterized the world as a stage in which a multitude of actors continually enter and exit. One such actor is the Eighth Air Force’s bomber force.
By Maj. Gen. James Dawkins Jr.