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04/19/2024 07:02:38 am

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U.S. Air Force

Gone

US and Coalition Airstrikes against ISIS in Mosul Reach Record Level

Central Command says it's on track to top the 28,696 weapons released in 2015.

Not stealthy

China’s J-20 ‘Stealth’ Fighter is Inferior to the US F-35, Lets Slip Chinese Expert

Li derided the performance of the F-22 as "not satisfactory."

Beamed to death

F-35 and F-22 Stealth Fighters won’t be Armed with Laser Weapons

SHiELD, which will be housed in a large pod on the side of a jet, will destroy incoming missiles.

Flying White House

Ditzy Donald wants Contract for New Air Force One Planes Cancelled; Claims Boeing is doing a Number on the Government

"Well, the plane is totally out of control," Trump later told the media.

Flying White House

US President in 2024 will Fly in New Air Force One Presidential Aircraft

The two Boeing VC-25s that now serve as Air Force One have the tail numbers 28000 and 29000.

EMP gun

‘CHAMP’ EMP Cannon Allows US to Destroy Enemy Electronic Systems at Will

CHAMP destroys instead of jams enemy electronic warfare equipment and electronic systems.

Zoom!

US Air Force Going Fast Forward with Development of Hypersonic Cruise Missiles

At these fantastic speeds, a hypersonic missile can speed from Los Angeles to Beijing in less than 1.5 hours.

The face of future war

Brain Stimulation might turn Ordinary American Soldiers into Extraordinary ‘American Supersoldiers'

Although electrical brain stimulation appears to have no harmful side effects, its long-term safety is unknown.

EmDrive tester

US said to be Testing EmDrive Engine on Secret X-37B Spaceplane Orbiting the Earth

The EmDrive is being billed as the ideal power plant for spacecraft venturing out to other planets in our solar system and beyond.

Goodbye!

One US Bomb Hits ISIS in Mosul Every Eight Minutes

The air coalition attacking ISIS has conducted more than 191 strikes through Nov. 1.

Next gen

US Air Force Ponders Exact Role for ‘Penetrating Counterair,’ its Next Gen Jet Fighter

There's also no consensus yet on whether PCA will be unmanned.

Overcrowded

US has Space Defense Plan to Protect Satellites from Chinese and Russian Attacks

As of this June, there were 1,419 operating satellites of which the U.S. has 576.

Awesome

US B-2 and New B-21 Stealth Bombers to Threaten China until the 2050s

The Air Force plans to purchase at least 100 B-21s at a cost of $550 million each.

Reaper

US will use Laser-Armed Aerial Drones to Shoot-down Chinese ICBMs

Missile defense is one of the new applications being explored for laser-armed RPAs.

Everyday

US Air Force Fighting-off Over One Million Cyberattacks Everyday

Some attacks are dealt with automatically by security software, while other attempts (likely from state-sponsored cyber warfare units) aren't that easy to deal with.

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