May 3, 2016 Air Force’s Batman Drops in the Pentagon The U.S. Air Force is testing dozens of wearable technologies as part of an experimental program nicknamed “Batman.” Officials with the Air Force Research Laboratory showed off some of the innovative products during recent exhibition at the Pentagon. The gear included a wrist mount designed to hold a cell phone or tablet computer, gloves with red and fiber-optic lights, and […]
May 3, 2016 US Air Force Targets and Destroys ISIS HQ Building Using Social Media Much has been made about the ability of ISIS to master social media to recruit and broadcast their victories. But the U.S. Air Force is turning the militant group’s eagerness to share on social media into that intelligence that produces targets. Air Force Gen. Hawk Carlisle, head of Air Combat Command, described Monday how airmen at Hurlburt Field, Florida, […]
May 3, 2016 AF Chief Scientist: Air Force Working on New Hypersonic Air Vehicle The Air Force is working to build a new hypersonic air vehicle that can travel at speeds up to Mach 5 while carrying guidance systems and other materials.
May 3, 2016 Air Force Developing Swarms of Mini-Drones The Air Force is in the early phases of developing swarms of mini-drones designed to overwhelm and confuse enemy radar systems or blanket an area with multiple sensors at the same time, service officials said. While still primarily in the laboratory stage, the concept is gaining traction with Air Force scientists who are making progress […]
May 3, 2016 Air Force Certifies SpaceX for Missions, Ends Launch Monopoly The U.S. Air Force has certified SpaceX to launch military satellites, ending a Lockheed Martin Corp.-Boeing Co. joint venture's decade-long monopoly on the business.
May 3, 2016 Air Force Wants to Fire Lasers from Aircraft by 2023 The Air Force plans to be able to incinerate targets such as incoming missiles with laser weapons mounted on C-17s by 2023 as part of a directed energy developmental effort, service official said. The High Energy Laser, or HEL, is being tested by the Air Force Directed Energy Directorate, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. Ground […]
May 3, 2016 Air Force Wants to Fire Lasers from Aircraft by 2023 The Air Force plans to be able to incinerate targets such as incoming missiles with aircraft-launched laser weapons by 2023.
May 3, 2016 Air Force Names New Chief Scientist The Air Force chose the president and senior scientist at Charles River Analytics who has also worked with NASA to serve as their new chief scientist.
May 3, 2016 Military: 2nd Marine killed in Hawaii crash of hybrid aircraft is 21-year-old from Arizona The military on Wednesday said a second Marine has died of injuries he received after an Osprey aircraft crashed during a training exercise last weekend in Hawaii.
May 3, 2016 Elite fighter pilots earn Congressional Gold Medal; American Fighter Aces honored at Capitol Air Force Lt. Gen. Charles "Chick" Cleveland flew 145 combat missions in Korea and Vietnam, shooting down at least five planes during a career in which he logged more than 4,500 flying hours.