U.S. Air Force gives update on new B-21 stealth bomber: "Nobody on the planet can do what we're doing"
Currently, the stealth bomber remains in the test flight stage, and is doing two such flights a week, according to Thomas ...
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Inside the U.S. Air Force's Plan to Make Sure the F-22 Raptor Dominates the Sky
The F-22 Raptor, the world’s first stealth fighter, is set to extend its service life into the 2030s despite its aging design ...
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Air Force Wavering on New Fighter Imperils World’s Most Advanced Engines
By Rebecca Grant, Defense Opinion Writer. Rebecca Grant is a national security analyst and vice president, defense programs ...
Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program “Ingesting” Modular Chassis Concept Pioneered By XQ-67 Drone
The U.S. Air Force says the once-secretive Off-Board Sensing Station (OBSS) drone program has been fully folded into the ...
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How the Air Force averted a major flaw in its drone wingmen approach
The Air Force is bringing operators into the acquisition process earlier under the operational imperative effort, Andrew ...
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Boeing Unveils Land-Based MQ-25 Autonomous Tanker Design
Boeing is designing a larger, land-based version of its uncrewed MQ-25 tanker, targeting U.S. Air Force (USAF) future ...
Skunk Works’ Losing Loyal Wingman Drone Was Very Stealthy “Gold Plated” Design
Lockheed Martin’s losing entry in the first increment of the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) drone ...
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F-16XL: The Fighting Falcon Fighter The Air Force Can't Send to Ukraine
The F-16 Fighting Falcon, initially designed for the U.S. Air Force over five decades ago, has undergone numerous variants to ...
Defense One3d
Air Force wants NGAD to cost no more than an F-35. Is that even possible?
The service has paused its NGAD program after initial projections for the sixth-gen aircraft put the cost of the fighter at ...
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Skunk Works Changing Its CCA Approach For Next Round
John Clark, vice president and director of Lockheed’s Skunk Works division, said the company’s first-round proposal was too expensive because it was based on an operational analysis that required more ...
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As Air Force mulls next-gen fighter, tanker plans hang in the balance
Moreover, the size and role of the future tanker hinges on the Air Force’s sixth-generation fighter jet program, called Next ...
No Flying Wing UCAVs Being Developed By U.S. Air Force While China Surges Ahead
The U.S. Air Force has no plans to acquire stealthy uncrewed combat air vehicles (UCAV) capable of operating with very high ...