France tests space lasers for secure satellite downlink in world first
The point-to-point nature of lasers makes them more secure than radio frequencies, and they can’t be jammed the way radio can.
Italian Air Force’s famed acrobatic squad changes course on new planes
The Frecce Tricolori is to switch to flying the Leonardo M-346 jet trainer after using the aging M-339 for decades.
Old is new again as Air Force special ops branch revamps training
"The intent, as we’re looking at all of our pipelines, is what can we establish as 'basic mission qualified'?" Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind said.
Lockheed’s new F-16 training center in Romania could train Ukrainians
Romanian pilots will be the first to learn to fly F-16s at this in-the-works training center — but Ukraine and other nations could follow.
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Old is new again as Air Force special ops branch revamps training
"The intent, as we’re looking at all of our pipelines, is what can we establish as 'basic mission qualified'?" Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind said.
Lockheed’s new F-16 training center in Romania could train Ukrainians
Romanian pilots will be the first to learn to fly F-16s at this in-the-works training center — but Ukraine and other nations could follow.
Space Force aims for more efficient operations with ‘integrated’ units
Two new "integrated mission deltas" will stand up as early as October.
Spectrum Warfare Wing’s Koslov eyes fast retooling for ‘wicked threats’
“If you think about trying to get data to fighters, to bombers, to weapons, to countermeasures, to all the things that we do, that’s a good number.”
B-21 ground tests proceed as bomber’s first flight deadline approaches
Engine runs on the first B-21 are underway, with tests of its fuel systems, doors, landing gear and more already complete.
US State Department approves South Korea to buy 25 more F-35A jets
The potential deal is estimated to be worth more than $5 billion.
By Mike Yeo
Entire Air Force to miss recruiting goal, the first failure since 1999
The active duty Air Force made it about 90% of the way to its goal of 26,877 enlisted recruits.
US military resumes counterterrorism missions out of Niger bases
Gen. James Hecker, the top Air Force commander for Europe and Africa, said the U.S. is flying both manned and unmanned missions in Niger.
By Tara Copp, AP
At Air Force conference, officials call out effect of Tuberville holds
“This is a situation that one senator has created for us,” Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference in Maryland.
Bass warns airmen to prepare for asymmetric warfare
The chief master sergeant of the Air Force warned airmen not to underestimate the cyber and information domains as drivers and amplifiers of conflict.
Electronic warfare in Ukraine informing US playbook
“Both sides are doing the cat-and-mouse game very, very well,” said Col. Josh Koslov, the commander of the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing.
Ukraine could be flying F-16s early in 2024, Air Guard chief says
Lt. Gen. Michael Loh said that Ukraine’s most experienced fighter pilots could complete U.S. training in Arizona on the F-16 in as little as three months.
By Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor, AP
