Austrian jets intercept US military planes two days in a row
The May 10 intercept reportedly took place over the Totes Gebirge mountain range in Upper Austria, over 60 kilometers from the German border.
By Linus Höller
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US, partner nations sink two decommissioned ships during Exercise Balikatan
A two-day strike saw the sinking of two vessels, utilizing land, sea and air platforms from the U.S., Philippine, Japanese and Canadian forces.
By Brooke Griswold
Lockheed filed a pre-award protest of the Air Force‘s Huey replacement competition. Here‘s why.
Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky made the rare move of filing a protest with the U.S. Government Accountability Office before the Air Force chose a winner for the UH-1N replacement program.
By Valerie Insinna
Interview: Head of US Air Force special ops in Asia-Pacific talks regional threats, priorities
The head of the 353rd Special Operations Group sat down with Defense News to talk about the team's work and why it matters to the diverse, often volatile Asia-Pacific region.
By Valerie Insinna
National Space Defense Center begins 24-hour operations
The National Space Defense Center at Schriever Air Force Base in Colorado is now in full operation.
Air Force wants to mitigate cyber vulnerabilities in avionics systems
Here's how the Air Force is investing in mitigating and detecting cyber vulnerabilities in avionics systems.
By Mark Pomerleau
The Air Force requested $30M to develop a ‘cyber carrier’
The Department of Defense’s budget request for fiscal 2019 describes a plan to develop such a war-fighting platform for Cyber Command.
By Mark Pomerleau
Air Force announces official retirement date for iconic MQ-1 Predator drone
The Air Force will officially retire its iconic, groundbreaking — and controversial ― MQ-1 Predator on March 9.
More than 2,000 troops, 100 aircraft train on Guam for Cope North 2018
The annual exercise runs through March 2.
By Charlsy Panzino
Air Force 2019 budget will grow pilot training pipeline as service fights severe shortage
The Air Force’s proposed budget for fiscal 2019 will allow it to increase the number of new pilots it trains from 1,200 each year to 1,400.
Syrian downing of F-16I begs question: Why didn’t Israel deploy F-35s?
Are these costly stealth fighters too precious to use? Or perhaps the Israeli Air Force is not sufficiently confident in the F-35 or its pilots’ proficiency in operating the fifth-gen fighter.
By Barbara Opall-Rome
Singapore confirms it’s using Apache helicopters in air defense role
The decision to utilize the Apache in an air defense role was driven in part by the advantages that the slower Apache has at certain flight regimes.
By Mike Yeo