Fox Firepower December 13, 2018 New 'no escape' Meteor missiles boost fighter jets' firepower There is no escape for enemy aircraft when up against fighter jets armed with the incredibly fast, powerful and extremely destructive Meteor missiles.
US Air Force December 11, 2018 US Air Force: We're in ‘danger’ of falling behind China and Russia by 2025 The U.S. Air Force will fall behind Russia and China by 2025 unless the service quickly embarks upon a sizeable expansion of its fighting technologies, weapons arsenal and major attack platforms - to include new bombers, fighters, drones, rescue helicopters and more, senior service leaders suggest.
Armed Forces December 10, 2018 F-35 'tech refresh' enables new attack technology, AI The Pentagon and Lockheed are pursuing a "Tech Refresh" effort with the F-35 intended to improve the stealth fighter's targeting attack technology, weapons delivery and on-board computing -- all as part of an effort to try to keep the F-35's combat effectiveness ahead of great power rival nations.
US Air Force December 4, 2018 Air Force sets sights on high-tech laser weapons The Air Force will one day fire high-tech laser weapons from drones and fighter jets to destroy high-value targets, conduct precision strikes and incinerate enemy locations from the sky.
Pentagon December 4, 2018 We don't have enough air and missile defense weapons, Pentagon says Pentagon weapons developers and military war commanders are expressing concern that deployed forces simply do not have enough Air and Missile defense assets to meet a fast-changing threat environment involving high volumes of dangerous new enemy weapons.
MILITARY November 29, 2018 Colonel resigns after flying F-16 to meet with female Army colonel who made him 'tingle': report The former head of the Vermont Air National Guard was ousted from his position after using a F-16 jet to fly to Washington, D.C. for a work trip and allegedly visiting a female Army colonel who made him “tingle”.
National Guard November 29, 2018 Vermont colonel forced to resign after flying F-16 to meet love interest: report The former commander of the Vermont Air National Guard was forced to resign in 2015 after taking an F-16 fighter jet for a work trip that doubled as a romantic rendezvous in Washington D.C., according to a report by local website VTDigger.org.
US Air Force November 28, 2018 Air Force seeks hypersonic attack drones and stealthy deep strike drones for 2030 Hypersonic attack drones traveling at five times the speed of sound, new stealthy drones engineered for strike missions deep into heavily defended enemy territory and drones operated from the cockpit of 5th-generation fighters - are all part of a fast-emerging Air Force vision for the drones of the future, spanning all the way into the 2040s and beyond.
Montana November 25, 2018 Missing Air Force family of 4 found dead in Thanksgiving SUV crash An Air Force family reported missing in Montana on Thanksgiving Day has been found dead in their damaged SUV.
MILITARY November 13, 2018 Air Force T-38C Talon crashes on Texas base; one dead A military trainer aircraft crashed Tuesday at Laughlin Air Force in Texas, Air Force officials said.
US Air Force November 13, 2018 Air Force fast-tracks new deep strike bunker buster bomb The Air Force is taking the next steps to test, develop and produce a new class of “more penetrating” bunker buster weapons to enable aircraft to destroy a new level of fortified underground targets.