USAF Will Fly A-10 to 2030
At the beginning of the 2026, it appeared that after years of institutional debate and congressional interventions on its behalf that the service life of the A-10 Thunderbolt II in …
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U.S. CCAs: Breaking Down the Field
Recent months have produced a blur of activity in the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) market segment, most notably with developments related to the Air Force’s CCA or drone loyal wingman …
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The Pentagon Offers Early Retirement for Remaining A-10 Fleet
The U.S. Air Force wants to retire its entire fleet of 162 A-10C Warthog attack jets during fiscal year 2026. This move is a component of a larger strategy to …
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USAF Cancels Boeing E-7A Wedgetail Program
The Air Force is officially recommending the cancellation of the Boeing E-7 Wedgetail program in its new FY26 budget request, arguing that the aircraft cannot survive in contested airspace against …
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U.S. Sees Surge in Small Diameter Bomb Acquisitions
In 2024, the U.S. Air Force and State Department authorized over $30 billion in contracts and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) focused on precision-guided munitions (PGMs). These agreements included seven critical …
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Sierra Nevada Awarded $13 billion to Build New ‘Doomsday’ Plane
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has been selected to replace the US Air Force’s “Doomsday” planes. Under a $13 billion contract, SNC will replace the service’s aging fleet of four E-4B …
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Air Force’s T-7 Trainer Delayed Another Year
BY AUDREY DECKER, Staff Writer, Defense One The Air Force’s new T-7A pilot training jet won’t be ready for initial operations until 2028, documents show, putting the program another year …
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B-1B Lancer Crashes at Ellsworth Air Force Base
ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D — A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber crashed on January 4th, 2024, while attempting to land at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota. …
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Balloon vs. Satellite; China and Its Wayward Balloon
By C. Zachary Hofer and Carter Palmer From the end of January and into February, an uncommon object captured the attention of observers around the globe, but probably none more …
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Five Companies Selected for $975 Million USAF Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion Program
Five companies have been awarded contracts for the USAF Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) program. This 10-year, near $5 billion effort seeks to develop a prototype engine for a next-generation …
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