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The Slow Death of the U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Air Force is facing a severe modernization crisis. Its fleet is shrinking to its smallest size in modern history, ...
An analysis of the five worst weapon systems in U.S. Army history reveals a pattern of massive cost overruns, technological ...
As the Pentagon develops sixth-generation fighters like the F-47, experts disagree whether humans should remain in cockpits or if autonomous drones will soon match piloted aircraft.
The Army’s success in large-scale combat operations (LSCO) within a multidomain operations (MDO) environment hinges on a ...
Explore Beale’s transition toward autonomous combat planes. See futuristic models like YFQ42-A and YFQ-44A at the 2025 Air & Space Expo this weekend.
The ability to take combat-ready aircraft to the skies at a moment’s notice is a key component of Beale’s new mission. Efficiency is just as important, said Air Force officials in ...
Fighter aircraft have always been the cutting edge of air combat. Whether ripping through the skies of Europe in World ...
Despite the promise of a leap in performance, other programs—the U.S. Air Force Boeing F-47, U.S. Navy future F/A-XX and the UK-Italian-Japanese Global Combat Air Program (GCAP)—have passed on ...
The U.S. Army is developing the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) to serve as a next-generation aircraft for vertical lift, air assault, maritime interdiction, aeromedical evacuation ...
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Light Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, use a drone to survey the area during Joint Pacific Multinational ...