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A lack of aerial refueling tanker and airlift capacity and the vast distances of the Pacific have raised concerns with how the US Air Force (USAF) would perform if war were to break out in the region. The Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) area of responsibility (AOR) covers 53% of the earth’s surface and 16 time […]

On July 16, the U.S. Air Force asked Boeing and Northrop Grumman to submit their best proposals for building the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) weapon system that will replace the long-effective but now obsolescing Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). On Wednesday, Inside Defense reported that Boeing unexpectedly told the Air Force that it […]

As rival powers develop increasingly capable air-defense networks, the US military is working with defense firms to arm the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter with a missile able to destroy these systems at long range. Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $34.7 million contract to modify the stealth jet’s internal weapons bay to carry […]

F-35 Lightning IIs belonging to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, and Hill Air Force Base, Utah, have begun using a technology that can help prevent aircraft from flying into the ground, marking a new milestone for the stealth fighter, officials announced Wednesday.

Air superiority — the ability to deny enemy forces access to key portions of the sky — is a bedrock mission within the U.S. Department of Defense. The viability of soldiers on the ground, ships at sea, space and cyber installations, other military aircraft, logistics lines, and command-and-control facilities are fundamentally dependent on this mission. […]