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As it plans NGAD fighter, Pentagon must learn from past failures

The U.S. Air Force has officially begun to accept proposals for the sixth-generation Next Generation Air Dominance fighter and plans to award the contract...

It’s time to resource the Air Force fighter enterprise the US needs

Air superiority involves protecting friendly forces from aerial attack, while concurrently empowering offensive power projection by suppressing enemy defenses. The former is key to...

US Air Force plans self-flying F-16s to test drone wingmen tech

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force’s next big step toward establishing a network of drone wingmen could come in a small fleet of experimental...

Launch of the Task Force on the Fighter of the Future.

The intention is for Belgian industry stakeholders to discuss how they can contribute to the development of the fighter aircraft of the future, in...

Pentagon rethinks F-35 engine program, will upgrade F135

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is abandoning its efforts to develop a next-generation adaptive engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, according to Air Force...

US Air Force pursues major aircraft retirements in 2024

WASHINGTON — The Air Force wants to retire 310 aircraft, including 42 A-10 Warthogs, as part of its fiscal 2024 budget to free up...

US Air Force eyes fleet of 1,000 drone wingmen as planning accelerates

AURORA, Colorado — The Air Force is ramping up plans for incorporating drone wingmen into its fleet, and envisions 1,000 of the so-called collaborative...

U.S. Air Force Starts E-7 Rapid Prototype Program As E-3 AWACS Replacement

The first E-7A is expected to be fielded by 2027, with a total expected order for 26 aircraft. The Department of the Air Force is...

Will HAL’s AMCA, India’s New Stealth Jet, Belong To The 5th Or The 6th Generation Class?

Will HAL's AMCA, India’s New Stealth Jet, Belong To The 5th Or The 6th Generation Class? Wednesday, March 01, 2023 by Indian Defence News A...

US Navy secretary sees no need to rush next-gen destroyer program

NEW YORK — The U.S. Navy is not in a hurry to move onto the next-generation destroyer program, dubbed DDG(X), but will instead wait...

Tomorrow’s ‘Top Guns’ will have uncrewed jets flying in the formation

Maverick’s next wingman might be a drone.Make that four or five collaborative combat aircraft, or CCA, working together to execute a set of “plays”...

704 The Supersonic B-1 BONE

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:37:57 — 44.8MB) The fascinating development and operational history of the B-1 BONE bomber, certifying the last...

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