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Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin speaks to Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force David Flosi on a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during Bamboo Eagle 24-3, an Air Combat Command directed exercise, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug. 5, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julian Atkins)

Allvin: AI adoption within the Air Force currently a ‘mixed bag’

“We are understanding the value of it, but assimilating it into our institution is one I think we still have some work to do on," Gen. David…

5 days ago By Mikayla Easley

Anduril’s CCA prototype known as the YQF-44A Fury. (Credit: Anduril)

Air Force kicks off ground testing for CCA drones while preparing for first flight

The Air Force also announced that the CCA drones will be based at Beale Air Force Base in California.

May 1, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

Lt. David Bailey, from Millersville, Maryland, assigned to air department’s primary flight control and air damage control division, gives the signal for an aircraft to take off from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 15, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class August Clawson)

Navy provides new details about sixth-gen F/A-XX fighter jet

Increased range will be a “core attribute” of the future fighter, Rear Adm. Michael “Buzz” Donnelly said.

Apr 7, 2025 By Jon Harper

Troy Meink appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee for his nomination to be secretary of the Air Force in Washington, D.C., March 27, 2025. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)

Trump’s Air Force secretary nominee pledges ‘holistic look’ at service modernization efforts

Troy Meink also told lawmakers that the Department of the Air Force must move faster on innovating new technologies.

Mar 27, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

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.

Mar 21, 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

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

The full Super Blue Moon is centered in the spires of the U.S. Air Force Memorial early in the morning on August 19, 2024, in Arlington, VA. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

Air Force pondering CCA drones that don’t require runways as officials plan next increment

The Air Force is conducting mission-level modeling for Increment 2 of its Collaborative Combat Aircraft program.

Jan 29, 2025 By Jon Harper

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall visits the Anduril booth at the annual Air Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyber conference in 2023. (Anduril photo).

SECAF Kendall, looking out to 2050, predicts war winners will be combatants with the best AI

“It is likely these areas of advanced military technology will be manifest through the increasingly widespread use of autonomy and automation, in all domains, but especially in…

Jan 13, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall flies in the X-62 VISTA in the skies above Edwards Air Force Base, California, May 2, 2024. (Air Force photo by Richard Gonzales)

Air Force leveraging AI flight experiments to inform future testing efforts

AI tests being conducted at Edwards Air Force Base will inform the service's testing efforts for future programs, such as Collaborative Combat Aircraft.

Dec 12, 2024 By Mikayla Easley