Tech 6 hours ago New Air Force 6th-Gen aircraft takes flight with F-35 The fact that the Air Force’s new 6th-Gen aircraft has taken to the skies raises many interesting questions
Tech 6 hours ago New navigation technology helps F-22 sharpen angles of attack The success of high-speed air-to-air combat engagement accelerated flight into enemy fire against air-defenses, aerial surveillance missions, and precision-strikes on enemy ground targets of course rest upon a pilot’s ability to know a plane’s exact location, movement patterns and angle of attack.
Tech 6 hours ago F-35 sends targets to ground soldiers and army soldiers send targets up to F-35s An advancing infantry unit breaks through a thick wall of enemy fighters when suddenly, while under heavy fire, soldiers on the ground receive incoming targeting data from an overhead F-35 showing that their unit will soon encounter a massive, mechanized force of enemy armored vehicles.
Tech 6 hours ago New high-speed Army satellites accelerate attacks on enemy tanks When an Air Force fighter jet or bomber closes in on a high-value target area, poised for attack, or an Army ground unit moves to contact with an enemy, success or failure of a given high-risk mission can often hang in the balance of what can be described in two words – satellite networking.
Tech 6 hours ago F-35 and F-22 fighter jets might be able to share data while keeping 'stealth attack' mode If an F-22 and F-35 were both operating in full stealth attack mode behind enemy lines, striking air defenses, searching for targets and preparing the airspace for a less-stealthy air campaign, then how do the undetectable fifth-generation fighter jets communicate with each other without generating a potentially detectable electrical signal, giving away their position?
Tech 6 hours ago Air Force flies 6th-gen stealth fighter – 'super fast' with digital engineering It is a huge development. It could even be called somewhat shocking. The U.S. Air Force has already built and flown a new, sixth-generation stealth fighter jet.
Tech 6 hours ago 6th-gen takes to the air: The fastest, stealthiest, most lethal aircraft ever? Now that the Air Force has officially announced that it has built and flown a new sixth-generation fighter jet, many might wonder the following question: Could it be the stealthiest, fastest and most lethal aircraft ever to exist? What if it were built to be as stealthy as a B-21 bomber?
Tech 6 hours ago Air Force Reaper drone fires 'air-to-air' missile The combat-tested Air Force Reaper drone can attack terrorists, destroy enemy tanks and target fixed infrastructure with precision-guided Hellfire missiles.
Tech 6 hours ago Massive breakthrough: 155 mm howitzer artillery destroys incoming cruise missile In an amazing first, an artillery cannon took out a cruise missile.
Tech 6 hours ago The Chinese J-31 5th-Gen stealth fighter may be a total F-35 'rip-off' Chinese media reports have been referencing new photos of the emerging J-31 5th-Gen stealth fighter appearing on social media, ostensibly showing various design improvements to the new radar-evading multi-role aircraft.
Tech 6 hours ago Air Force B-2s 'attack targets' to train for war in Pacific U.S. Air Force B-2s bombers are finding and attacking targets in the Pacific to ensure combat readiness, adjust to moving enemy formations and coordinate warfare operations with Australian Marines.
Tech 6 hours ago 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.
Tech 6 hours ago 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.
U.S. 6 hours ago 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.
Science 6 hours ago 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.
Tech 6 hours ago 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?
U.S. 6 hours ago 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.
Tech 6 hours ago 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.
Tech 6 hours ago 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.
Tech 6 hours ago First B-21 Flight: Testers to assess weapons, stealth and flight envelope Will the new B-21 stealth bomber effectively carry and release weapons?
Tech 6 hours ago 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.
Tech 6 hours ago 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?
Tech 6 hours ago US sensor plan to stop hypersonic attack – 'You can't shoot what you don't see' The prospect of long-range hypersonic attacks, new precision-guidance ballistic missiles and even next-generation ICBMs has inspired the Pentagon’s Missile Defense Agency to pursue new space-based sensors to track and destroy faster, more lethal incoming missile attacks traveling beyond the earth’s atmosphere.
Tech 6 hours ago Air Force bombers, drones and fighters test joint 'stealth attack' ops The U.S. Air Force is preparing for a “stealth war” against advanced enemy air defenses with a group of integrated airplanes and drones.
Tech 6 hours ago Air Force general describes 'information war every day' with Russians “It was information warfare every day," a U.S. Air Forces general said in referring to the Russians.
Tech 6 hours ago First B-21 test aircraft starting to 'look like a plane' The first B-21 stealth bomber test aircraft is “starting to look like an airplane” as parts arrive, suppliers integrate technologies and production surges forward.
Tech 6 hours ago Air Force takes new step with nuclear-armed cruise missile The U.S. Air Force might deploy a new generation of air-launched, nuclear-armed cruise missiles earlier than planned due to successful design work, prototyping and conceptual development for the weapon.
Tech 6 hours ago Air Force may buy 180 new B-21 stealth bombers It is by no means impossible to envision a U.S. Air Force fleet of as many as 150-to-180 new B-21 bombers, should the service’s force-size vision come to fruition by virtue of the pace and success of construction, new requirements driven by threats and budget availability.
Sports 6 hours ago Heat's Meyers Leonard on why he stands for national anthem Meyers Leonard of the Miami Heat chose to stand for the national anthem while the rest his teammates knelt on Saturday, during the team's re-opening game against the Denver Nuggets at Walt Disney World.
Opinion 6 hours ago Gen. Jeff Harrigian: Air superiority is fundamental for US Air Force, but our enemies are gaining ground The air superiority our nation has enjoyed for decades is no longer assured. Like freedom, it needs to be fought for.