TOKYO (AP) — Japan has demanded China stop flying its fighter jets abnormally close to Japanese intelligence-gathering aircraft, which it said was happening repeatedly and could cause a collision.

Deep cuts to the Air Force’s F-35 program and the elimination of the E-7 Wedgetail program would prove a “costly and strategic blunder” for the service, a retired three-star general said.

(The Center Square) — A group of 16 retired U.S. Air Force generals is asking congressional leaders to increase the purchase of F-35 Lightning fighter aircraft and a replacement for the Air ...

AWACS aircraft are flying air contact tracking and battle management platforms and have been essential in every U.S. conflict since the Vietnam War. The Wedgetails were intended to replace the service ...

The Air Force has already spent $2.5 billion on the Wedgetail program, which the retired generals said is a vital system. AWACS aircraft are flying air contact tracking and battle management platforms ...