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The Air Force Has a Secret Weapon

The U.S. Air Force prefers upgrades over clean-sheet designs because they’re faster, cheaper, and preserve fleet size—think B ...
SwRI has a seven-year contract worth $9.9m from the USAF to forecast the service life of landing gear on the F-16 Fighting ...
Teams from each service went head-to-head in training events for unmanned systems, including convoy ambushes and ...
Global military expenditures have increased every year for a decade, reaching a record $2.7 trillion in 2024. Read more here.
Massachusetts entrepreneurs and politicians see an opening to make the state more of a military technology powerhouse and ...
Residents in these fives states might be seeing their utility bills increase if the U.S. Air Force goes ahead with a proposed land leasing deal.
The US Air Force requires a 22% expansion of its fighter fleet to 1,558 aircraft by 2035, up from 1,271 currently, according ...
The pool of companies will compete for task orders to provide computer-controlled diagnostic equipment to test military aircraft and weapons systems. Thirty-three companies won spots on a $980 million ...
The Air Force warns that having a smaller fleet may increase the risk it won't be able to carry out all its missions.