The Air Force is struggling to balance the needs of today with the needs of tomorrow in its remotely piloted aircraft fleet, said Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh. “Everything we’re investing in now” with regard to RPAs “will be...
The Air Force is committed to eliminating its reliance on the Russian-made RD-180 rocket engine, said Maj. Gen. Martin Whelan, director of space operations on the Air Staff. “We will fully embrace the need to develop a domestic alternative rocket...
The Air Force is eying Fiscal 2020 for the launch of the follow-on satellite that would replace the Space Based Space Surveillance Block 10 spacecraft operating? on orbit today, said Maj. Gen. Martin Whelan, the Air Staff’s space operations chief....
Iraqi and anti-ISIS coalition forces have steadily built up plans to take back Mosul from ISIS, and in the past several days, coalition aircraft struck the group’s positions near the city, enabling Kurdish forces to gain ground. After “precise and...
The Air Force is launching a study “to look at air superiority” in the 2030 timeframe, said Lt. Gen. Mike Holmes, deputy chief of staff for strategic plans and requirements. There’s “a lot of work that’s already been done that...
US Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa personnel brought the African Partnership Flight outreach program to eastern Africa for the first time, co-hosting a five-day seminar at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, according to a release. Approximately 60 airmen from the Burundian,...
The New York Air National Guard’s 152nd Air Operations Group is facilitating the state Air Guard’s first Virtual Flag training exercise, linking with simulators at sites across the Continental United States and Germany for live, distributed combat training with other...
Jordan is receiving assistance from the United Arab Emirates in its air campaign against ISIS fighters in Iraq and Syria. On Feb. 8, the UAE sent six of its F-16 Block 60 fighters to Jordan, along with support personnel and...
The Pentagon notified Congress of a possible $339 million deal to supply MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft to the Netherlands. The foreign military sales deal would supply four Reapers and four ground control stations, in addition to Lynx synthetic aperture...
