June 5, 2018 SOFIC 2018: Amazing special operations vehicles, weapons and more on show A stunning array of vehicles, weapons and gear were on display at SOFIC, the annual Special Operations Forces Industry Conference.
May 24, 2018 Terrifying new nuclear threat is here The Air Force is integrating the B61 Mod 12 nuclear weapon into the F-35 this year as part of a long-range plan to deploy a nuclear-armed, dual-capable F-35 able to give commanders a wider envelope of precision nuclear attack options.
May 22, 2018 Air Force maps two-fold future plan for the B-1 bomber The Air Force is mapping a two-fold future path for its B-1 bomber which includes plans to upgrade the bomber while simultaneously preparing the aircraft for eventual retirement as the service's new stealth bomber arrives in coming years.
May 17, 2018 National Hurricane Center gives sneak peek of newly improved technology The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is using newly improved technology to warn of major storms as Floridians brace for another active hurricane season set to begin in just a few days.
May 17, 2018 F-22s and F-35s will launch recoverable gremlins attack drones U.S. Air Force F-22s and F-35s will soon launch and control recoverable attack drones from the cockpit of the plane to expand air-combat operations, test enemy air defenses, conduct long-range ISR and even deliver weapons.
May 17, 2018 New Air Force weapons strategy speeds missile warning, hypersonics and F-35 technology The Air Force is now massively speeding up development for hypersonic weapons, missile warning systems and F-35 upgrades as key parts of an emerging new strategy emphasizing risk taking, prototyping and experimentation early in the acquisition process.
May 4, 2018 Air Force launches hypersonic weapons acceleration, speeds up prototyping The Air Force is finishing engineering details on an aggressive plan to prototype, test and deploy hypersonic weapons on an expedited schedule -- to speed up an ability to launch high-impact, high-speed attacks at Mach. 5 - five times the speed of sound.
May 4, 2018 Air Force preps 'block 4' variant of the F-35, new weapons and tech for 2020s The Air Force has begun early testing, software development and weapons integration for its upcoming Block 4 variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, an emerging model intended to give the multi-role fighter a new dimension of attack mission possibilities, service leaders said.
April 24, 2018 US Military's mysterious X-37B space plane spotted by satellite trackers The U.S. Air Force's secretive X-37B space plane has apparently been spotted by satellite watchers.
April 23, 2018 F-35 sends target data to aircraft carriers and land weapons The Pentagon’s F-35 has conducted test attack missions in tandem with other aircraft, surface ships and ground weapons as part of its maturation as both a multi-role fighter and aerial “node” or sensor system able to acquire and relay target information.