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Air Force tests new ship-killing bomb variant

A war with China would include fierce naval battles and require the Air Force to take out enemy ships with weapons such as Quicksink.

Hegseth questions Air Force plan to buy E-7, touts space-based recon

Air Force officials say the E-7 must replace its aging E-3 AWACS planes and would be needed even when space-based ISR capabilities are in orbit.

Opinion

The defense acquisition system is broken — it’s time for an overhaul

The acquisition process is too slow, risk-averse and bureaucratic to deliver the capabilities troops need, Rep. Mike Rogers and Rep. Adam Smith argue.

Panel advances defense budget despite missing details from White House

The $832 billion defense spending plan provides no increase from current fiscal year funding levels.

For Air Force weather experts, the cloud is the future – rain or shine

The organization, which provides operational weather tools to the military and intelligence agencies, expects to fully transition to the cloud next year.

Bipartisan House proposal aims to speed up defense acquisition work

The proposal could be the template for significant reform plans this year in how the military plans and buys new weapons systems.

Explosion at Kadena Air Base injures 4 Japanese troops

Four Japanese troops were injured when a device suddenly exploded at a storage site for unexploded ordnance at the U.S. Air Force base on Okinawa.

Air Force spends millions on relaxation cubes that may prove worth it

Shiny mirrored cubes — a flashy new curriculum-based therapeutic tool — have been installed at more than two dozen Air Force bases.

Hegseth returns to Capitol Hill to defend Trump’s defense budget plan

Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of June 8, 2025.

Opinion

Trump should fulfill his promise to create the Space National Guard

It’s time to strengthen — not dismantle — one of America's most proven space war-fighting tools, retired Air Force Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel argues.