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F-35s to get new capabilities with summer software update

Future Block 4 capabilities are intended to bring the F-35 better sensors, improved sensor integration, and the ability to carry more and deadlier weapons.

By Stephen Losey

4 weeks ago

An ALE system is launched from a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter, as testing commences during Project Convergence in September 2020.

US Army wants spy drones to launch from high-altitude motherships

The Army wants launched effects that could deploy from high-speed, higher-altitude business jets as it expands its pursuit of unmanned capabilities.

3 months ago

Can the Air Force make its next-gen fighter jet cheaper than the F-35?

The Air Force wants to keep its next-generation fighter jet affordable without sacrificing capability. Some analysts warn it can't be done.

By Stephen Losey

6 months ago

Here’s what caused an Air Force F-16 jet crash off South Korea

Without a working attitude indicator and mired in thick cloud cover, the F-16 pilot found it difficult to ensure he was flying away from the ocean.

By Stephen Losey

6 months ago

New US Air Force PT uniforms delayed, again, until November

The U.S. Air Force says the physical training uniform will hit shelves in November 2024 after numerous delays.

6 months ago

Recruits need real rifles at boot camp, top enlisted airman says

Recruits carrying weapons during boot camp "is another reminder that you’re in the profession of arms,” the chief master sergeant of the Air Force said.

By Stephen Losey

6 months ago