U.S. Air Force

Science and Technology will Keep US Air Force the World’s Most Powerful
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Jun 09, 2017 01:21 PM EDT |
The air force also recognizes the need a new long-range penetrating fighter for missions in Asia and the Pacific.

US Air Force Says it Can Do the Job with Just 165 Strategic Heavy Bombers
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Jun 09, 2017 06:21 AM EDT |
Gen. Wilson told U.S. Congressmen the B-21 is on schedule and on budget.

New AESA Radar Makes Old US F-16s Better than New Russian Su-35S in Dogfighting
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Jun 08, 2017 10:09 PM EDT |
"The APG-83 SABR system is in full rate production and available now for U.S. and international F-16 upgrades."

X-37B Space Spy Plane Returns to Orbit in August; Might Test Anti-Satellite Technologies
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Jun 07, 2017 06:29 PM EDT |
The air force has made it a point not to list all the payloads on its previous X-37B missions.

US Wants More Money to Win a Space War against Russia and China
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Jun 05, 2017 11:09 AM EDT |
He said China and Russia have been "quietly watching" and preparing their own ASAT systems.

Expendable US Combat Drones set to Dominate Future Air Combat
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | May 31, 2017 12:14 PM EDT |
Equally important, the air force can afford to lose hundreds of the disposable LCAAs.

US Replacing MOAB with Smaller but more Destructive Bomb
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | May 31, 2017 07:15 AM EDT |
Much of the massive 10,000 kg weight of MOAB is accounted for by the bomb casing.

US Moves to Perfect Kill Vehicle that Destroys Multiple Nuclear Warheads
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | May 29, 2017 07:44 PM EDT |
He said MOKV is intended to destroy multiple objects simultaneously.

US Air Force Allows Thin Pilots to Fly the F-35A Stealth Fighter
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | May 17, 2017 07:23 PM EDT |
"Combined, these changes reduce the risk to lightweight pilots in both high- and low-speed ejections ... "

US to Ensure Technological Edge over China and Russia in Hypersonic Weapons
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | May 11, 2017 08:52 AM EDT |
"We're accelerating our research in this area," said Acting Secretary of the Air Force Lisa S. Disbrow.

MQ-9 Reaper Drops GBU-38 GPS-Guided JDAM Bombs in Combat for the First Time
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | May 10, 2017 07:13 AM EDT |
GBU-38 is the only JDAM the MQ-9 Reaper can deploy.

Clandestine X-37B Spaceplane Finally Returns to Earth after Record 718 Days in Orbit
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | May 08, 2017 09:09 AM EDT |
The X-37B is a sophisticated spy spaceplane that's been equipped with high-resolution cameras on all its four missions.

US F-22, F-35 Stealth Fighters Evade Detection with Device that Makes Them Visible to Russian Radar
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | May 05, 2017 09:27 PM EDT |
This device increases the radar cross section (RCS) of the F-22.

First US Air Force F-35s on European Mainland Forward Deployed to Bulgaria
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | May 02, 2017 07:49 PM EDT |
This is the first overseas flying training deployment of air force F-35As.

Saudi Arabian Prince and F-15 Fighter Pilot named Ambassador to the United States
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Apr 24, 2017 09:59 AM EDT |
Prince Khaled took his flying lessons at the U.S. Air Force's Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi.
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