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Report unlocks mystery of why Chinese bombers flew near Alaska in 2024
A new report reveals China's joint patrols with Russia near Alaska may have had motives beyond a political message.
By Michael Peck
Rocket Lab launches three more US spy satellites from New Zealand
This is the company's second National Reconnaissance Office launch, and Rocket Lab is slated to launch an Air Force Research Laboratory payload in its first U.S. launch later this year.
By Nathan Strout
Production of one of the F-35′s most anticipated bombs has been on hold for almost a year
Deliveries of a new precision-guided bomb under development by Raytheon stopped in July 2019 after a problem was discovered.
By Valerie Insinna
Making the Hyper Enabled Operator a reality
Special Operations Command wants to apply the internet of things to the war fighter, cut out the analyst and enable cognitive overmatch at the individual level.
By Nathan Strout
France’s ‘Le Téméraire’ nuclear submarine passes test to fire atomic missiles
France's fourth nuclear submarine, Le Téméraire, was qualified on Friday to operationally deploy the M51 nuclear-capable missile after successfully launching it from the Bay of Audierne in Brittany.
By Christina Mackenzie
Integration is the next step for Air Force information warfare leaders
Following the mergers of intelligence and cyber across the service, the Air Force is now looking at how to integrate those capabilities together.
By Mark Pomerleau
Four reports a Senate panel wants to see on Space Force
The Senate's annual defense bill calls for more information on which missions should be incorporated into the Space Force, where U.S. Space Command should be headquartered and whether there should be a Space National Guard, among other things.
By Nathan Strout
Senate defense bill limits Air Force’s aircraft retirement plans
Divestments of aircraft like the A-10, KC-10 and KC-135 have been restricted.
By Valerie Insinna
The Army AI task force takes on two ‘key’ projects
The task force wants unmanned systems to talk to each other and is continuing work on threat recognition.
By Andrew Eversden
Defense bill to include billion dollars for pandemic response and preparedness
The House’s forthcoming NDAA may include a billion-dollar pandemic response and preparedness fund, in part to boost domestic production of medical equipment, like ventilators and face masks.
By Joe Gould
Airborne laser weapon on track for 2022 demonstration
Air Force Special Operations Command originally wanted a high energy laser mounted on an AC-130J Ghostrider by the end of 2019.
By Nathan Strout