Three software companies will build the Open Mission Engine, a platform-agnostic SDK designed to keep AMC's fuel, logistics, and fleet-status data synchronized even when satellite and ground communications degrade.
A September 17 agreement between the Defense Department and Lockheed Martin puts a long-secret successor to the AMRAAM on a faster production footing for the U.S. military's newest fighters.
The AGM-158 FLEX concept introduces interchangeable nose sections and flexible launch configurations to the proven JASSM family, potentially extending the platform's service life and operational range.
Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink publicly confirmed that the United States has placed space control weapons in orbit, ending years of official silence on armed American systems in space.
The Air Education and Training Command has released strategic guidance aimed at embedding artificial intelligence literacy into training for every Airman, not just technical specialists.
A deliberate reshaping of Basic Military Training is underway, with reduced sleep and elevated stress designed to match the demands of high-tempo combat operations like Exercise Epic Fury.
The Air Force variant of the Joint Strike Fighter has grown significantly more expensive, raising fresh questions about how budget pressure will shape future fighter procurement.
Significant MQ-9A losses in operations against Iran have pushed the Pentagon to fast-track a far cheaper, more expendable drone successor, with officials targeting a $10 million per-aircraft price point.
The Air Force Research Laboratory is calling on industry to develop a low-cost hypersonic cruise missile capable of sustained Mach 5 flight and ranges exceeding 500 nautical miles, with no fixed payload requirement.
The Pentagon's massive multi-year agreement for F-15 production, modernization, and sustainment could reshape how the Defense Department structures major weapons acquisitions going forward.
A C-17A Globemaster III transport returning to Christchurch after a space hazard notice tied to Russian orbital activity marks a notable collision between orbital risk and military logistics.
A change of command at the unit developing Collaborative Combat Aircraft doctrine signals the Air Force is treating autonomous teaming as a permanent institutional priority, not a temporary experiment.
The Pentagon completed its first round of prototype evaluations for a portable command-and-control system designed to operate Collaborative Combat Aircraft from austere, distributed locations.
The Pentagon has stripped former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall of his security clearance, alleging he disclosed classified details about the VC-25B Air Force One aircraft to a news outlet — an allegation Kendall disputes.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth presided over the August 10 renaming of the key South Carolina Air Force logistics hub, with the senator's sister in attendance.
Announcements around the Space and Missile Defense Symposium — spanning directed energy, nuclear sustainment AI, and autonomous aviation — illustrate how the Pentagon and its industry partners are knitting together once-separate military domains.
A cluster of announcements on August 6 points to a coordinated push by the U.S. and its allies to widen the production base for guided weapons across air, land, and allied domains.
The Air Force and Space Force have each awarded or expanded contracts with commercial space companies to advance point-to-point rocket delivery and satellite-based laser communications for military use.
Two parallel developments in late July 2026 signal a concerted U.S. effort to harden space-dependent military infrastructure: a management shakeup for the long-delayed M-Code GPS program and a new unclassified platform designed to show lawmakers what satellite warfare looks like.
Retired Gen. Glen D. VanHerck says America's heavily guarded air bases could be struck by the same coordinated drone tactics Ukraine used to hit Russian bomber bases deep inside Russia.
The U.S. Air Force is standing up a dedicated cadre of counter-drone Airmen to protect installations from unmanned aerial attack, even as analysts caution that the growing scale of drone warfare could outpace the new capability.
Air Mobility Command is upgrading its tanker aircraft with beyond-line-of-sight communications and data-link tools that have long been the exclusive domain of fighter and bomber fleets.
