The U.S. Air Force has recently confirmed the decision to implements dog-like robots into their patrolling regiments. According to a press release issued by 325th Fighter Wing, Tyndall Air Force Base and the Security Forces Squadron will be one of the first Air Force bases to implement semi-autonomous robot dogs. These computerized canines demonstrated their abilities […]

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On Monday, the U.S. Air Force press release said that Global Strike Command kicked off the new Bomber Task Force deployment structure. The statement noted the U.S. Air Force has shifted the primary defense focus to preparing for future potential conflict against peer threats in alignment with the 2018 National Defense Strategy (NDS). According to […]

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U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing take part in a reconnaissance training mission at Bornholm, Denmark. According to a recent Air Force news release, Airmen have participated in reconnaissance training in support of a combined readiness exercise, at Aalborg Air Base, Denmark. “Special operations forces adapt in contingency environments, […]

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The U.S. Air Force received the first two HH-60W Jolly Green II  Combat Rescue helicopters, according to a recent service news release. The 23d Wing and 347th Rescue Group leadership received the Air Force’s newest Combat Rescue aircraft on 5 November. The delivery of the new model is significant to the personnel recovery mission as […]

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The U.S. Air Force has awarded the Lockheed Martin Corporation a contract for the Atmospheric Early Warning System AN/FPS-117 Radar program.  This contract, announced by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) on 28 October, provides for contractor logistics support and radar hardware/spares procurement. Within the contract, work will be performed in Syracuse, New York, as […]

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The U.S. Air Force is considering transforming all of its C-130 and C-17 cargo planes into cruise missile carriers, according to a Lockheed Martin press release. In a release late Wednesday, Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp announced that the U.S. Air Force Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation (SDPE) Office awarded a $25 million […]

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The U.S. Department of Defense has revealed that the Fifth Generation Aerial Target will take its first flight later this month at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, following nearly flawless completion of ground-based testing in September. “The single prototype executed 24 taxi test events (15 low-speed and nine high-speed) in just six days, with no interruptions […]

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BAE Systems, a global leader in electronic warfare, was selected to develop attritable air vehicle systems under the U.S. Air Force Skyborg program. The details were given in a Thursday media release, to announce under Skyborg program, which has a contract ceiling of up to $400 million, the BAE Systems will compete to develop a […]

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Russian MiG-31 and Su-35 fighter jets intercepted U.S. Air Force B-1B strategic bombers over the Bering Sea and escorted the planes until they turned away from the Russian border, the National Defense Control Center told Thursday. According to the military, on October 21, Russian radars detected two B-1B bombers along with a refueling tanker aircraft […]

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The North American Aerospace Defense Command has announced that F-22 fighter aircraft intercepted two Russian strategic bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons late Monday evening. The statement noted that U.S. Air Force F-22 fighters, supported by E-3 airborne warning and control system and KC-135 refueler aircraft, intercepted two Russian Tu-95 bombers escorted by two Su-35 […]

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