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.
Daily Report: How a Continuing Resolution Would Hurt the Air, Space Forces
PLUS More Coverage from the Final Day of AFA September
USAF Experiments with Drones to Better Monitor Russia in the Arctic
U.S. Air Forces in Europe is testing more uses for drones to extend its Arctic surveillance, emphasizing that while sharing information might be “the easiest and cheapest” option, it’s far from enough, its leader said.
Daily Report: Day 2 of AFA September: CSO Touts Commercial Space Program
PLUS NORAD Tracks Run of Russian Approaches and Tackling the Pilot Shortage
NORAD Boss ‘Intrigued’ by New High-Altitude Drones Amid Increase in Russian Approaches
Russian aircraft have encroached on the Alaska air defense indication zone (ADIZ) four times in the last week, the head of NORAD and U.S. Northern Command noted Sept. 17, as he said he wants to ramp up his command’s training and monitoring capabilities.
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.
PACAF Tracks China and Russia’s Growing Ties—But Leaders Also See ‘Limits’
With Russia and China ramping up joint military operations in recent months, Gen. Kevin Schneider, commander of Pacific Air Forces, said he is keeping a close watch. He and other experts also noted the lessons Beijing can learn from their collaboration and potential limits to ...
Daily Report: Sneak Peak at Combat Drone Software
PLUS SecDef and First Lady at Maxwell and F-22 Engine Upgrades
4th Death This Year Sparks Worry at Kunsan
The death of Tech. Sgt. Jacob Venegas at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, August 28, was the third there in 33 days and the fourth since March at the remote base, which is home to the 8th Fighter Wing.
Daily Report: Guard Chief Nominee Urged to Stop Staff Cuts
PLUS Whiteman Picked as Second B-21 Base and AFSOUTH Is Elevated
B-52 Bombers Fly to and from Poland for Exercise with Six NATO Allies
Two B-52 bombers from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., flew to and from Europe in recent days, taking part in a training mission along the way with more than two dozen fighters, tankers, and other assets from six other NATO allies over Poland, aimed at ...
Daily Report: SECAF Hints at Tweaks to Deployment Model
PLUS First Commercial Apartments at Edwards and AMRAAM Updates
USAF Launches First Air Task Force Under New Deployment Model at Scott
The Air Force stood up its first of six Air Task Forces—the 12th Air Task Force—at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., last week, starting the next wave of change for its deployment model.
Daily Report: AMC Says Goodbye Minihan, Hello Lamontagne
PLUS Kirtland Gets Its First AC-130 and Space Force Studies GPS Alternatives
Space Force Studying How It Will Bolster GPS: Vice Chief
Despite the Space Force’s “laser-focused” effort to accelerate an initiative to bolster its GPS constellation, the service’s No. 2 officer said the effort is mostly in the study and analysis phase.
Daily Report: Ukraine Pleads with US and Allies for More Air Defense
PLUS Slow Bed Down for F-35s and Other Services’ Space Forces
US Space Command Leaders Endorse Other Services Having Role in Space
U.S. Space Command leaders expressed support in recent weeks for contributions to the combatant command from all the military branches as they build space expertise and integrate it into their operations, amid a debate over how to balance the roles of the Space Force and ...
Daily Report: Pivotal Meeting Starts for Ukraine Aid
PLUS SDA Tests Out Laser Comms and Legendary A-10 Pilot Retires
SDA Tests Laser Comms Between Satellites—But Faces Hurdles Before Next Launch
The Space Development Agency demonstrated laser communications between two of its satellites for the first time recent, laying the groundwork for the “mesh network” that will link hundreds of its satellites in low-Earth orbit. SDA director Derek Tournear added that the agency plans to start ...