U.S. Air Force News

Modern Reapers can now fire the AIM-9X air-to-air missile as well as the AGM-114 Hellfire, 500-pound laser guided GBU-12 Paveway II and GPS-guided air-dropped bombs.

A Warrior Maven exclusive interview with US Air Force Maj. Gen. & Commander of the Air Force Research Lab, Heather Pringle

"WarTech is a partnership with our number one customer which is the warfighter." - Maj. Gen. Heather Pringle, Commanding General, Air Force Research Laboratory

The Commanding General of the Air Force Research Lab is thinking about AI as something which could do more real-time learning and help analyze more subjective phenomena unique to human cognition.

Key areas of emphasis pertain to hypersonics, AI, manned-unmanned teaming, composite materials, stealth technologies, networking and weapons guidance.

A Warrior Maven exclusive interview with US Air Force Maj. Gen. & Commander of the Air Force Research Lab, Heather Pringle

Bell’s new 360 Invictus is a stealthy, high-speed attack helicopter being offered for the Army’s Future Assault Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA).

A Warrior Maven exclusive interview with US Air Force Maj. Gen. & Commander of the Air Force Research Lab, Heather Pringle

Maj. Gen Heather Pringle shares insights on the recent successful firing of the service’s Air Launched Rapid Response Hypersonic Weapon (ARRW) from a B-52

Rapid progress with this emerging program, called Golden Horde, is coming to fruition in part due to innovation, research and experimentation going on within the Air Force Research Lab.

F-35s may never need to engage in future dogfights - here's why

In an effort to accurately replicate high-tech modern weapons systems, producers of Top Gun Maverick put a P5 on Tom Cruise’s F/A-18.

Should US Navy amphibs carrying F-35Bs or Carriers traveling with F-35Cs be within a few hundred miles of Taiwan, it does seem possible that a Chinese amphibious assault could be stopped.

An F-35 could fire air-to-ground bombs or missiles to explode the ICBM, or even use lasers and electronic warfare to incinerate, jam or disable the flight trajectory of an attacking ICBM

“The Navy and the Corps have reduced their request for F-35s and the Navy is not requesting additional F-18s"

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress successfully released an AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) off the Southern California coast.

The A-10 can absorb massive amounts of small arms fire and its built-in redundancy allows the aircraft to continue operating after being damaged.

The breakthrough system, which represents the largest upgrade to nuclear command and control in 30 years, is called the Global Aircrew Strategic Network Terminal.

While some enhancements are being made to the B1, the service does plan to phase out the aircraft as B-21s arrive and the B-52 advances its ability to fire hypersonic weapons.

The aircraft is now 70-years old and may fly into the coming decades due to a series of recent and upcoming upgrades

The B-21 modernization strategy is based upon common technical standards to ensure software upgrades and new weapons systems can be integrated without re-architecting the platform

The Air Force - Navy program, called QUICKSINK, fired a precision-guided GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) at the surface ship as part of what’s called a Joint Capability Technology Demonstration.

The Air Force is divesting older F-15s, F-16s and A-10s while the F-22 receives stealth extensive software upgrades to enhance its weapons performance.

B-21 manned-unmanned teaming introduces a wide range of new tactical possibilities to include increased dwell time over target areas and attacks over a wider engagement area