US Air Force
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The US Air Force plans to purchase more GBU-57A/B Large Diameter Bomb II (LDB-II), a 30,000-pound bunker-busting weapon designed for penetrating deep underground structures. This procurement follows p...
The US Air Force has made significant progress in its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program by integrating third-party autonomous software. This milestone is crucial for the development of drone...
The B-1B Lancer bomber, originally designed for Cold War nuclear missions in the 1980s, has been repurposed into a conventional strike platform post-Soviet collapse. Stripped of its nuclear role in th...
A Mitchell Institute report warns that current Pentagon plans for 185 F-35s and 100 B-21 Raiders are insufficient to counter China, requiring at least 500 stealth aircraft, including 200 B-21s. These ...
The U.S. Air Force plans to acquire at least 500 advanced combat aircraft to maintain an edge over the Chinese military in the Pacific theater. The service aims for longer range capabilities with its ...
A report by the Mitchell Institute suggests that the current procurement plans for the U.S. Air Force aim at procuring 'at least 100' B-21 Raiders and approximately 185 F-47 fighters, potentially leav...
The US Air Force has made significant progress in its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program by integrating third-party autonomous software. This advancement marks a crucial step toward the devel...
The US Air Force has made significant progress in its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) project by integrating third-party autonomous software into drone systems that will enable them to operate alo...
The article discusses the challenges faced by the U.S. Air Force regarding the maintenance and cost management of its F-22 Raptor fleet, highlighting that with production halted and a limited number o...
The B-21 Raider bomber is advancing towards operational readiness with promises of stealth and strategic flexibility for future technologies like hypersonics and autonomous operations. However, its pr...
The B-52J is primarily an upgrade of the existing B-52 Stratofortress bomber with new Rolls-Royce engines, modern AESA radar, updated avionics, and a digital backbone to extend its operational lifespa...