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03/28/2024 09:10:22 pm

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U.S. Air Force

Top Gun

US Air Force MQ-9 Reaper Hunter-Killer Drone being Made Deadlier

Its role as the premier RPV in the war against terror in the Middle East springs from its formidable weapons load.

Satellite hunter

US Air Force Takes Control of Powerful DARPA Space Telescope for Tracking Spy Satellites

SST is designed to expand space situational awareness, and to quickly provide wide area search capability.

Smart nuke

B61 Air Dropped 'Dumb' Nuclear Bomb will Become Smart Nuclear Bomb

The U.S. has produced 3,155 of these nuclear bombs since 1968.

Really big

Russia Presenting US Aerial Drone Mission near Crimea as a ‘Casus Belli’

RQ-4s flying over friendly Ukraine are nothing new.

Hunting for Houthis

US Aerial Drones from Djibouti Hunting Houthi Missile Battery that Attacked USS Mason

"It's no secret that Iran has been actively supplying them and giving them the tools of war," said Capt. Davis.

One bomb to rule them all

The US’ New Small Diameter Bomb II is the One Bomb to Rule Them All

The bomb's precision is made possible by its tri-mode seeker system.

Glide, baby, glide

Russian Experts Pooh-Pooh US Hypersonic Glide Vehicle Program

By the 2040s, it will have an operational hypersonic strike ISR platform capable of both surveillance and weapon delivery.

Sixth gen?

US Air Force Planning its Next Generation Fighter Jet called 'Penetrating Counter Air'

But he warned the resulting aircraft or aircraft system might not resemble a traditional fighter jet.

Air power!

US Deploys B-2 Nuclear Stealth Bombers to Guam to Join B-1B and B-52 Bombers Already on the Island

This is one of the very rare instances when all three U.S. strategic bombers have been based at one base at one time.

Lethal Eagles

US Air Force to Test Lasers on Jet Fighters by 2021

The laser's power is generated by electrical power in the jet's engines.

Death and destruction

US Air Force Replacing Minuteman III ICBM and other Nuclear Weapons with Deadlier Versions

Modernizing the U.S. nuclear deterrent force will carry a $350 billion price tag.

Defender

US Strengthens Satellite Defense System with New SBSS Satellites

The Pentagon sees SBSS as a significant stepping stone toward future of space superiority.

Hacked by China

China will Continue Stealing US Air Force Secrets, says Top Air Force Commander

"They'll steal technology so they avoid the challenges that we faced."

Lightweights?

Replacement for the A-10 Warthog Won’t be Anything like the A-10

The new "A-10"-like aircraft isn't expected to have all of the specs that made the A-10 famous.

Invisible men

Report Reveals Plans for US Air Force F-22s and F-35s in War against China

The Air Force will have to deploy its F-22s and F-35s more quickly from bases in the United States.

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