Stephen Losey
Senior Reporter
Stephen Losey is the air warfare reporter for Defense News. He previously covered leadership and personnel issues at Air Force Times, and the Pentagon, special operations and air warfare at Military.com. He has traveled to the Middle East to cover U.S. Air Force operations.
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US Air Force buying more bunker-buster bombs after Iran nuclear strikes
The 30,000-pound guided bomb is designed to penetrate an estimated 200 feet through rock or other hard substances before destroying enemy labs or bunkers.
The T-7 takes shape: Inside the factory where the Air Force’s next trainer is being built
Boeing says its high-tech methods to design and build the T-7A Red Hawk are saving time, simplifying processes, improving quality and cutting down on defects.
Air Force would keep B-1 bombers until B-21s arrive, under NDAA
The NDAA would also allow the Air National Guard to retire its old RC-26 reconnaissance aircraft.
NDAA would put brakes on A-10 aircraft retirement, but let others go
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall recently cited the A-10 as an example of the kind of older aircraft the service wants to retire to free up resources to modernize for a high-end fight.
US Air Force’s new goal? Get rid of planes that don’t scare China
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown also said the service is looking at which aircraft would not be well-suited to a fight in a contested environment as it eyes the future of its force.
Senators: Military hurt by politicians using them as ‘props’
Two leading senators are concerned about the public's declining confidence in the military, and whether American leadership in the world is waning at a time when China and Russia are moving.
With T-7 on the way, why is ACC eyeing a new trainer?
While the Air Force has a new trainer designed to teach new pilots how to fly in 5th generation fighter aircraft, the T-7A Red Hawk, Air Combat Command has started exploring the possibility of another Advanced Tactical Trainer.
White House taps former Air Force official to run Pentagon acquisition
During his tenure at the Air Force, LaPlante oversaw the acquisition of the B-21 bomber through a complicated selection process.
Got cruise missile-armed cargo planes? The US Air Force is nearly there.
The Air Force hopes to one day be able to launch a barrage of cruise missiles or other weapons out of the back of airlift planes.
‘Brittle’ air refueling capability endangers US during major war
The Hudson Institute argues that the answer isn't in more tankers, but better distribution of refueling architecture on the ground.
