Air Force

F-35s still missing readiness goals, despite rising spending

The F-35 Joint Program Office’s “war on readiness” has yielded only small improvements since it was launched last year.

How to do autonomous flight right

Too many companies are trying to take shortcuts. The Pentagon needs to push back.

Boeing to cut 10% of workers as defense unit loses $2B in 3 months

Performance on fixed-price programs is “simply not where it needs to be,” CEO tells employees.

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Air Force taps Leidos to lead digital infrastructure for connect-everything effort

The $303 million contract charges the company with leading the planning and analysis for the Advanced Battle Management System’s digital infrastructure network.

VIDEO: Russian fighter jet nearly sideswipes US F-16

U.S. officials said the "unsafe, unprofessional" move “endangered all.”

Is the US military learning enough from Ukraine?

Relatively few analysts at the services’ doctrine organizations are working full-time to glean lessons from the war.

Aerojet digging ‘out of this hole’ as it clears rocket backlog, president says

Thousands of motors behind schedule last year, the company says its deliveries are catching up again.

Mission systems sold separately: Air Force debuts ‘next-gen acquisition model’

Service says buying planes’ brains separately will help integrate the entire force.

Dueling robot wingmen take the stage

Questions of survivability, missions, and sustainment of CCAs still linger.

The Air Force wants to expand cloud-based comms, official says

Maj. Gen. Luke Cropsey, the service’s top digital infrastructure buyer, said the plan is to scale use over the next year across tactical and operational systems.

Defense One Radio, Ep. 163: The 2024 Air, Space & Cyber conference

Audrey Decker explains some of the top developments out of this year's AFA conference outside Washington.

This ‘cloud in a box’ could save Air Force maintainers years of paperwork

The Air Force has been developing a portable data center that can hold maintenance and sustainment docs for every plane the service has—in a container the size of a window air conditioner.

Air Force braces for new nuclear-war scenarios

With more nuclear players and weapons around the world, U.S. forces need to be ready, a top service leader says.