Air Force

Northrop takes $477M loss on B-21 to speed up production, cover materials costs

Anticipated losses on the stealth bomber’s first five production lots have now surpassed $2 billion.

State of the Air Force 2025

The unveiling of a new, sixth-gen fighter jet bodes well for more airpower investment, but readiness problems and funding questions persist.

Add special operators to the Joint Simulation Environment

The X-Men have the right idea: training needs to include the whole team.

Space Force may use SpaceX satellites instead of developing its own, senator says

The satellites in question are part of the data transport layer of the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.

Boeing wins Air Force’s next-gen fighter contract

The company beat out Lockheed to build NGAD, which has been named the F-47.

USAF chief seeks bigger budget slice

Looking to align with the new administration's priorities, Gen. Allvin said the service plays a central role in deterrence and protecting the homeland.

As tanker plans remains uncertain, today’s Air Force refuelers may fly past their 100th birthday

The service may need to look at a service life extension of the KC-135, Air Mobility Command says.

Service leaders beg for flexibility as full-year continuing resolution looms

Without a new budget—or relief from the strictures of its absence—the military can’t start new projects or pay for the unexpected.

There’s a tanker-sized gap in this vision of the Air Force’s future

A recent Mitchell Institute study gives dangerously short shrift to global mobility.