Daily Report: How Allies Can Help While PACAF Waits for Wedgetail
PLUS Clearing the F-35 Backlog and Satellite Imagery in Ukraine
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PACAF Looks to Australia, Japan for Battle Management Help as It Waits for Wedgetail
PACAF commander Gen. Kevin Schneider wants the new E-7 Wedgetail "sooner rather than later" and plans on leveraging Australia's E-7s and Japanese E-2s for a smooth transition. Schneider also says air domain awareness should be a layered solution, stressing ground-based capabilities.
‘Sensing Has Become Ubiquitous’: Satellite Imagery in Ukraine Offers View of Future Warfare
The proliferation of commercial satellites is changing the character of war, a panel of military experts said at AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference on Sept. 18.
Daily Report: How a Continuing Resolution Would Hurt the Air, Space Forces
PLUS More Coverage from the Final Day of AFA September
‘A Fine Balance’: How to Manage More Exercises Versus Readiness
The Air Force and Space Force will have to manage a delicate balance between building readiness and preparing forces as they conduct more realistic, large-scale exercises, senior leaders said Sept. 18 at AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference.
Daily Report: Day 2 of AFA September: CSO Touts Commercial Space Program
PLUS NORAD Tracks Run of Russian Approaches and Tackling the Pilot Shortage
Ukraine, New to F-16s, Takes a Cautious Approach, Says US General
Ukraine is taking a cautious approach toward employing its new F-16s, Gen. James B. Hecker, the head of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, told reporters Sept. 17 at AFA's Air, Space & Cyber conference.
Daily Report: Day 1 of AFA September: NGAD, China, and More
All the latest coverage from the first day of the annual Air, Space & Cyber Conference.
‘We’re Struggling’: Leaders Say Air and Space Forces Need More Resources for Pivotal Stretch
With only a few weeks left before the Department of the Air Force begins fiscal 2025 without a new budget, leaders argued both the Air Force and Space Force are underfunded now and for the foreseeable future at pivotal moments for both services during AFA’s ...
Allvin Announces Standup of Provisional Integrated Capabilities Command
The Air Force stood up a provisional version of the new command to coordinate its ambitious modernization efforts, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin announced. The command is expected to achieve full operational capability in 2025.
Daily Report: Sneak Peak at Combat Drone Software
PLUS SecDef and First Lady at Maxwell and F-22 Engine Upgrades
Ready Forces in Middle East Deter Iran, Austin Says
The Pentagon still believes Iran presents a threat to Israel and is determined to maintain sufficient forces in the region to deter Iranian aggression, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said on a visit to Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., Sept. 13.
Austin, Jill Biden Tout New and Improved Benefits for Troops at Maxwell AFB
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III unveiled a series of new actions intended to improve living standards for U.S. troops and their families during a Sept. 13 visit to Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. The initiatives include enabling military families to set aside income-tax-free funds ...
Daily Report: Pentagon Leaders Remember 9/11
PLUS New Cruise Missiles Unveiled and a Bee-130?
‘We Work in a Memorial’: Pentagon Leaders Remember 9/11
Pentagon leaders honored the victims of 9/11 in multiple ceremonies on the 23rd anniversary of the terrorist attack that killed nearly 3,000 Americans and shaped the U.S. military in the 21st century.
Daily Report: SECAF Hints at Tweaks to Deployment Model
PLUS First Commercial Apartments at Edwards and AMRAAM Updates
How the Pentagon’s Weapons ‘Production Diplomacy’ Is Helping Arm Ukraine
The U.S. is pushing to expand the production of key munitions for the Ukrainian military, the Pentagon’s top weapons buyer said. “From an industrial base perspective, it’s largely been a battle of attrition,” William A. LaPlante, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, told ...
Daily Report: Ukraine Pleads with US and Allies for More Air Defense
PLUS Slow Bed Down for F-35s and Other Services’ Space Forces
Defending NATO’s Flank
Operations in Europe aren’t a summer holiday. The war in Ukraine has turned up the heat. OVER WESTERN GERMANY Our F-16 burst through the clouds above Spangdahlem Air Base on a crisp early morning in June, one of several Fighting Falcons...
‘I Urge You to Do More’ for Ukraine Air Defense, Zelenskyy Tells US, Allies
The U.S. and Ukraine’s allies must step up their contribution to Ukraine’s air defense from Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sept. 6, addressing a meeting of the regular Ukraine Defense Contact Group held at Ramstein Air Base, Germany for the first time.