Pentagon September 8, 2020 China will double its arsenal of nuclear warheads, report says China’s clear ambition to massively expand its nuclear arsenal is generating extreme concern among U.S. military leaders who recognize the pace at which new weapons are being added dramatically alters the global calculus, according to the Pentagon’s 2020 China Military Report.
Pentagon September 6, 2020 Pentagon: Chinese Air Force fast-becoming massive threat New attack drones, 5th-generation stealth fighter jets, reconfigured cargo planes and Russian-built air defenses are making China’s Air Force even deadlier.
North Carolina September 3, 2020 Air Force vet quits Food Lion job after he’s told he can’t wear American flag face mask A 69-year-old Air Force veteran said he quit his North Carolina supermarket job because his manager told him to stop wearing a face mask printed with an American flag.
Pentagon September 3, 2020 Pentagon fast-tracks new high-tech satellites for space war The Pentagon is fast-tracking space weapons and technologies with a sense of urgency in response to concerns that the United States may be falling behind Russia and China when it comes to destroying satellites, jamming networks and introducing new weapons into areas beyond the earth’s atmosphere.
US Army September 2, 2020 Air Force, Navy and Army merge attack tactics into Joint All Domain Command and Control The U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force each have their own secure information-sharing combat network technology programs. But what if those programs were combined?
US Air Force August 28, 2020 F-22 fighters intercept 3 sets of Russian Tupelev jets near Alaska NORAD has reported an increase in foreign incursion into the Air Defense Identification Zone.
US Air Force August 27, 2020 Air Force pursues 'dual-use' conventional nuclear weapons It might seem like a paradox: be ready to fight a limited “tactical” nuclear war and maintain an ability to ensure catastrophic annihilation of an enemy with nuclear weapons to keep the peace.
US Air Force August 24, 2020 Air Force fast-tracks new ICBM to avoid 'missile gap' Senior Air Force weapons developers are concerned about a potential intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) readiness gap caused by the decline of existing Minuteman III weapons and a potential delay with bringing the new Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) online.
US Air Force August 23, 2020 First B-21 Flight: Testers to assess weapons, stealth and flight envelope Will the new B-21 stealth bomber effectively carry and release weapons?
SCIENCE August 23, 2020 AI pilot beats human in clean sweep of virtual F-16 dogfights, human fails to register a single hit An AI pilot defeated a human pilot in a clean sweep of virtual reality dogfights, with experts hailing the victory as a significant moment for artificial intelligence, sources reported.
US Air Force August 18, 2020 AI-enabled Air Force unmanned drones will 'dogfight' manned fighter jets What if an armed, artificial-intelligence-enabled attack drone detects an enemy fighter jet, uses long-range sensors to confirm the target before attacking with a precision-guided air-to-air missile?