Headlines — June 28
News MAKS Moscow air show formally cancelled for second time in a row Russian authorities have cancelled the MAKS Moscow air show for the second time in a row, shifting the event to 2025. The Navy’s...
View ArticleHeadlines — July 1
News House passes defense spending bill amid F-35, submarine purchase spats The House on Friday passed 217-198 its annual defense spending bill for fiscal 2025, with appropriators rebuffing intense...
View ArticleHeadlines — July 3
News Next-gen fighter not dead, but needs cheaper redesign, Kendall says The U.S. Air Force has not abandoned its program to build an advanced next-generation fighter, but it does need a redesign to...
View ArticleHeadlines — July 5
News One airman dead, five injured in Malmstrom Humvee wreck One airman was killed and five others were injured in an accident involving a Humvee on Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, Saturday, the Air...
View ArticleHeadlines — July 8
News Corps reactivates East Coast helicopter squadron it closed in 2022 The Marine Corps officially has reactivated one of two light attack helicopter squadrons it shut down in 2022 as part of its...
View ArticleHeadlines — July 10
News Biden unveils additional air defense aid for Ukraine at NATO summit President Joe Biden kicked off NATO’s 75th anniversary summit Tuesday by announcing an agreement with four other countries to...
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Edwards students prove that rocket science is not complicated
Students at Irving Branch Elementary School at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., built, painted and launched 12 rockets as part of a practical science, technology, engineering and mathematics project....
View ArticleSkunk Works® demonstrates AI for air-to-air tactical intercepts
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® partnered with the University of Iowa’s Operator Performance Laboratory to demonstrate the use of artificial intelligence in air-to-air intercept scenarios. The successful...
View ArticleWhat you need to know about the B-21 Raider
Benefitting from more than three decades of strike and stealth technology innovation, the B-21 is the next evolution of the U.S. Air Force strategic bomber fleet and the world’s first sixth-generation...
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Remembering an Air Force warbird: The F-105G Thunderchief
Many years ago when I was just a wet behind the ears airmen stationed at George Air Force Base in Southern California, little did I know in my everyday chores in the 35thCivil Engineering Squadron that...
View ArticleHeadlines — July 12
News Air Combat Command boss makes the case for uniform, ops inspections The Kansas City Chiefs didn’t just show up and win this year’s Super Bowl. Tough practice sessions, hard work and coaching were...
View ArticleTwo bases chosen for Presidential Federal Sustainability Awards
Two U.S. Air Force installations were announced among the winners of the Presidential Federal Sustainability Awards, June 25: Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., and Tyndall AFB, Fla. The Presidential...
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Medal of Honor Monday: Marine Corps Pfc. Harold Agerholm
When a comrade falls in war, you do what you can to help them. That’s a mantra Marine Corps Pfc. Harold Christ Agerholm took seriously during the World War II Battle of Saipan when he helped evacuate...
View ArticleHeadlines — July 15
News One-third of US military could be robotic by 2039: Milley The 20th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff believes growing artificial intelligence and unmanned technology could lead to robotic...
View ArticleContract Briefs
U.S. Transportation Command Alaska Marine Lines Inc., Seattle, Washington (HTC71124DW001); American President Lines LLC, Arlington, Virginia (HTC71124DW002); American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier LLC,...
View ArticleHeadlines — July 17
News Forest fire breaks out at New Jersey Air National Guard gunnery range A fast-moving forest fire broke out Tuesday at a major military gunnery range in southern New Jersey, but no injuries or...
View ArticleHeadlines — July 19
News US-built Gaza aid pier will be dismantled after troubled mission Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, deputy commander at U.S. Central Command, told reporters in a Pentagon briefing on Wednesday that the pier...
View ArticleHeadlines — July 22
News Biden drops out of 2024 race President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, ending his bid for reelection after a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised...
View ArticleHeadlines — July 24
News Boeing says it will shun fixed-price contracts for drone wingmen (Defense News) A top Boeing executive said Monday the company plans to keep bidding to make drone wingmen for the Air Force — but...
View ArticleHeadlines — July 25
News NORAD intercepts Russian and Chinese bombers operating together near Alaska in first such flight The North American Aerospace Defense Command intercepted two Russian and two Chinese bombers flying...
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