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New Report: Backlogged F-35s Could Take a Year to Deliver
So many new F-35s have piled up waiting for TR-3 upgrade testing to conclude that it will take a year to deliver them all once deliveries get the green light to resume, according to a new Government Accountability Office report. That go-ahead isn't likely to ...
Daily Report: Outcry After Airman’s Death | Money Saved from B-2 Retirement | SATCOM Terminals
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What Will USAF Do With the Money It Saves from Retiring a B-2?
After the Air Force recently revealed it will divest one of its 20 remaining B-2 bombers, deeming it uneconomical to fix after a December 2022 mishap, a service spokesperson said the projected savings associated with the move—some $176 million in operations and maintenance over the ...
LaPlante: ‘Nunn-McCurdy Or Not,’ US Must Have ICBM Leg of Triad
No matter what happens with the Nunn-McCurdy review of the Sentinel ICBM program, the nation must have a land-based element of its nuclear triad, Pentagon acquisition and sustainment chief William LaPlante told the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee.
Daily Report: T-6 Pilot Death | Draft NDAA Cuts F-35s, Protects F-15s | USSF Plan for Guard Units Gets Boost
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Top Lawmakers Want to Slash F-35 Production, Put Funds Toward Test Capacity
Exasperated with the delays to the F-35’s Tech Refresh 3 update—which has held up deliveries of completed fighters since last fall—the House Armed Services Committee wants to slash the military services’ fiscal 2025 F-35 purchase by at least 10 aircraft and as much as 20.
Daily Report: Damaged B-2 Retiring | Sheltering Aircraft on the Ground from China | Space Flag Expands
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USAF Will Retire, Not Repair, Damaged B-2; Fleet Shrinking to 19 Aircraft
The Air Force is condemning the B-2 bomber that crashed at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., in December 2022, saying the aircraft isn't economically repairable. It has not decided what will become of the wreck.
Daily Report: F-15s Get New Kill Markings | NATO Air Defense Exercise | CMSSF on Part-Time Guardians
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Air Force’s New ‘Doomsday’ Plane Will Be Converted from Korean Air Passenger Jets
Sierra Nevada Corp. has acquired five ex-Korean Air 747-8 jumbo jets on which it will host the Survivable Airborne Operations Center. The jets will be transferred next year and will serve as the platforms for the SAOC, the $13 billion contract for which SNC won ...
Daily Report: Bussiere on Missile Cancer Study | B-21 and LRSO Testing On Track | Military Child Care Waitlist
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B-21 Bomber and LRSO Nuclear Missile Flight Testing ‘On Track’
Testing of the B-21 bomber and AGM-181 nuclear cruise missile is going well, and some “key” developments with the Raider are expected later this year, Air Force acquisition executive Andrew P. Hunter told a Senate committee on May 8.
Daily Report: Costly Repairs for Guam | Allvin on 2nd Round of CCAs | B-52s Fly in Philippine Exercise
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B-52s Join in Philippines Exercise, Then Head to Guam for Bomber Task Force
Two B-52s comprise a Bomber Task Force now operating in the Indo-Pacific, after participating in the Balikatan 2024 exercise in the Philippines.
Daily Report: F-22 Mishap | Hurricane Hunters Stretched Thin | Kendall Flies in AI-Piloted F-16
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Northrop Gets $7 Billion for B-2 Support Through 2029. After That, Funding Dries Up
Northrop Grumman received a $7 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity Air Force contract for improvements and maintenance on the B-2 bomber, covering these activities at five USAF bases through 2029. Budget documents show no more procurement or research and development on the B-2 is planned after that ...
Daily Report: Details on Integrated Capabilities Command | China Helping Russia | Coordinating to Counter Drones
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DNI: Russia Gaining Ground in Ukraine with China’s Help
The war in Ukraine isn’t likely to end soon, because Russia is gaining ground, making more munitions, and getting more help from China, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told lawmakers May 2.