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U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Derek France, Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) commander, listens to squadron commanders during a visit within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sean Moriarty)

AFCENT moving to compete in ‘the numbers game’ with low-cost drones

"There comes a degree that the thing that causes concern is the numbers game — as drones, specifically, are cheap to make in large numbers — that…
A second B-21 Raider, the nation’s sixth-generation stealth bomber, joins flight testing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Sept. 11, 2025. (Courtesy photo)

The new airpower advantage

The U.S. Air Force cannot solve its problems by expanding today’s force or chasing game-changing technologies. It needs to return to the core of military advantage —…
This picture shows smoke rising following an explosion during a night mass drone and missile strikes on Kyiv on August 28, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

How the war in Ukraine is shaping NATO’s approach to future fights

Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, Supreme Allied Commander Europe, shared new details about NATO’s near-term digital transformation plans this week.
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Sgt. Lucero Martinez, an unmanned aircraft systems operator, assigned to Detachment 1, Delta Company, 545th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, helps launch an unmanned aircraft system during a UAS exercise on June 12, 2025 at Camp Gruber Training Center, Oklahoma. (Oklahoma National Guard photo by Spc. Cambrie Cannon)

Army poised to build drone marketplace for soldiers and units

The marketplace is intended to be a trusted repository for service members to reliably see what systems are available and can suit their mission needs.
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