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A rendering of a next-gen fighter. (Boeing photo)

Boeing wins contract for Air Force’s NGAD stealth fighter jet — now known as the F-47

Boeing beat out Lockheed Martin for the sixth-generation fighter jet program — which has been designated the F-47.

5 days ago By Mikayla Easley

U.S. airmen participate in the Tactical Operations Center-Light experiment at the 805th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Shadow Operations Center – Nellis, Capstone 24A experimentation event at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, June 28, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Keel)

How the Air Force is experimenting with AI-enabled tech for battle management

The 805th Combat Training Squadron is testing new technologies to assess their applicability for tactical command and control.

Mar 13, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

An aerial view of the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 15, 2023. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. John Wright)

DOD reviewing contracting policies, procedures and personnel to comply with Trump’s DOGE directive

The move follows an executive order issued last week by President Donald Trump, which aims to transform federal spending on contracts, grants and loans.

Mar 6, 2025 By Jon Harper

DIU, Air Force move forward with 2 vendors to next phase of Enterprise Test Vehicle program

DIU and the Air Force are eyeing the ETV platform for a program that looks to develop a palletized munition weapon system.

Mar 5, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

Air Force designates CCA drones as first unmanned fighter aircraft

“Maybe [it’s] just symbolic, but it’s telling the world that we are leaning into a new chapter of aerial warfare," Gen. David Allvin said.

Mar 4, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

Senior Airman Austin Paisar, a weapons crew member by trade, communicates with an F-35 pilot prior to a mission. Paiser is serving as an F-35A Lightning II crew chief for the 421st Fighter Generation Squadron during Red Flag 25-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. (U.S. Air Force photo by Micah Garbarino)

Air Force leaders issue new warning about China-backed recruitment efforts by private companies

The commanders of U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations released statements Friday.

Feb 28, 2025 By Jon Harper

Screenshot of John Phelan testifying at his confirmation hearing with the Senate Armed Services Committee, Feb. 27. 2025.

Trump’s Navy secretary nominee endorses joint collaboration with Air Force on drone enablers

If confirmed, John Phelan — a businessman and co-founder of MSD Capital — would take the helm of the department as it pursues new drones and a…

Feb 27, 2025 By Jon Harper

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from Eglin Air Force Base flies over a high school football game in Niceville, Fla., Sept. 24, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Tristan McIntire)

Air Force envisions air-to-air combat role in Golden Dome missile defense

President Trump's Golden Dome initiative — previously known as Iron Dome for America — calls for a multi-layered shield for the U.S. homeland.

Feb 26, 2025 By Jon Harper

U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcons from Ellington Field, Texas, receive fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 from the 117th Air Refueling Wing, Alabama on June 13, 2023.(U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Faddis.)

Raytheon ready to add AI-enabled radar warning receiver to fighter jets, other Air Force platforms

Raytheon expects the Air Force to begin procurement of the Cognitive Algorithm Deployment System sometime in 2025.

Feb 24, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

Zero-trust network architecture illustration (iStock/Getty Images)

Navy looks to add zero-trust controls into weapon systems, platforms

The Department of the Navy is slated to release new standards for implementing zero-trust controls for operational technology in the coming weeks.

Feb 19, 2025 By Mikayla Easley