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May 06, 2021
Egypt to buy more Rafales; A Space National Guard proposal; Navy training system to start production and the U.S. halts Minuteman test.
May 05, 2021
A look back at Alan Shepard’s flight to suborbital space—a first for the U.S.
Apr 30, 2021
Finland fighter bids submitted; Air Force One’s costs rise; Pentagon’s R&D nominee; and Top Aces win renewal.
Apr 27, 2021
Recent moves by Boeing’s board collectively guarantee the corner office overlooking the Chicago River is Calhoun’s to lose.
Apr 26, 2021
As new materials and fuel technology advance, NASA gets serious again about nuclear space propulsion for missions to Mars and beyond.

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Aug 12, 2022
Thailand’s cabinet has approved THB369 million ($10.4 million) for the Royal Thai Air Force to make infrastructure preparations in anticipation of a potential F-35A acquisition.
Aug 11, 2022
The U.S. Air Force’s plan to dramatically cut its buy of Sikorsky HH-60W combat rescue helicopters would be a Nunn-McCurdy Breach as the cost per unit of the choppers would spike, raising more questions about the future of the program.
Aug 11, 2022
If Congress blocks the U.S. Air Force’s plan to retire 33 of its oldest F-22s, the service would then see impacts on its plan to field new drones to complement the Next Generation Air Dominance as it faces the bill to upgrade the Raptors.
Aug 10, 2022
The U.S. Air Force is looking to reprogram funding to give it flexibility to award a prototype contract for Boeing E-7A Wedgetails in the event that a continuing resolution blocks starting the program on time.
Aug 04, 2022
China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has fired “multiple” Dongfeng-series ballistic missiles toward Taiwan as part of a three-day exercise intended to impose maximum military pressure on the island following a visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
Aug 03, 2022
When Gen. James Hecker began his flying career in the U.S. Air Force in the cockpit of an F-15C in the early 1990s, he and his fellow pilots knew exactly what their job would be: Fight the Soviet Union.
Aug 03, 2022
The U.S. Air Force during its last premier Red Flag exercise connected multiple ranges across the American West for the first time under a new agreement with the FAA.
Aug 03, 2022
Beijing said the drills are being conducted in response to Pelosi’s visit and will last until Aug. 7.