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Jolly Green II continues tests, completes first aerial refueling

August 11, 2020

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE: Approximately 3,000 feet above Eglin Air Force Base, the HH-60W Jolly Green II connected with a...

USAF awards contract for first lot of F-15EX fighter aircraft

July 15, 2020

The Department of the Air Force has awarded a nearly $1.2 billion contract for its first lot of eight F-15EX...

US Sends B-52 Bomber Over South China Sea as China Steps up Naval Drills

July 6, 2020

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii: One B-52 Stratofortress bomber from the 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force...

USAF MC-130J Drops Palletized Weapons, Tests Arsenal Plane Concept

May 29, 2020

Through a partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory, the Air Force Special Operations Command successfully released simulated palletized munitions...

US Space Force to train space professionals in Space Warfighting Disciplines

May 27, 2020

Without highly trained space professionals, the U.S. Space Force cannot effectively utilize space systems to increase joint force lethality, cannot...

Hackers could shut down satellites – or turn them into weapons

Satellite hacking challenge shifts to fully virtual event

May 14, 2020

The Department of the Air Force and Defense Digital Service (DDS) planned satellite hacking challenge, the Space Security Challenge 2020:...

US Air Force investigates using quantum materials in new navigation tool

May 6, 2020

Air Force Research Laboratory researchers Drs. Robert Bedford, Luke Bissell, Chandriker Dass and Michael Slocum are finding practical applications for...