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Pentagon, Lockheed Agree on 10-Year Framework for Buying F-35s airandspaceforces.com/pentag…

Pentagon, Lockheed Agree on 10-Year Framework for F-35

The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin on Oct. 22 announced a framework agreement to buy F-35 Joint Strike Fighters for the next 10 years.

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Michael Wynne, Fired as SECAF Alongside CSAF Moseley, Dead at 82 airandspaceforces.com/michae…

Michael Wynne, Fired as SECAF Alongside Moseley, Dead at 82

Michael Wynne, the 21st Secretary of the Air Force who was fired alongside Chief of Staff Gen. Michael “Buzz” Moseley, died at 82.

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What a Russian Satellite Stalking a Commercial Spacecraft Means for the Space Force airandspaceforces.com/russia…

What Russian Satellite Stalking Means for the Space Force

A Russian satellite recently maneuvered dangerously close to a commercial satellite, an incident that raises questions for the Space Force.

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Stealthy F-117 Nighthawk Goes on Display at Smithsonian airandspaceforces.com/stealt…

Stealthy F-117 Nighthawk Goes on Display at Smithsonian

A historic Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk is now on permanent display at the National Air and Space Museum’s Stephen F. Udvar-Hazy Center.

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Hegseth Directs Air Force to Establish New Guard Special Tactics Squadron airandspaceforces.com/hegset…

Hegseth Directs Air Force to Establish Special Tactics Squadron

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has directed the Air Force to establish a new Special Tactics Squadron in Florida.

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Some KC-135s Damaged by Iran Still in Depot: AFMC Boss airandspaceforces.com/kc-135…

Some KC-135s Damaged by Iran Still in Depot: AFMC Boss

Some of the KC-135s damaged during the opening weeks of Operation Epic Fury are still in depots to fix their significant damage.

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Bigger Than a Cessna, Smaller Than a C-130: Air Force Funds Blended-Wing Body Concept airandspaceforces.com/bigger…

Air Force Funds Blended-Wing Body Concept for ‘Sub-Tactical’ Lift

The Air Force awarded startup Natilus a $3.5 million contract for a small blended-wing body freighter for “sub-tactical” lift in the Pacific.

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Space Force Needs Third Launch Range by 2030, Acquisition Leader Says airandspaceforces.com/space-…

Space Force Needs Third Launch Range by 2030, Top Official Says

The head of the Space Force’s largest acquisition organization said the service needs a third launch range by 2030 to meet demand.

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At the 2026 Association of the US Army conference, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink reiterated the service's plan to build a new autonomous strike platform by 2029. Read more: airandspaceforces.com/air-fo…
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Pentagon Starting with Resilient Energy for Sweeping ‘FORTRESS America’ Project airandspaceforces.com/pentag…

Pentagon Starting with Resilient Energy for ‘FORTRESS America’

The Pentagon is focusing early efforts on its "FORTRESS America" effort in energy resilience, where the Air Force has invested heavily.

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Hegseth Highlights Defense Manufacturing Push with Visit to Future ‘Doomsday’ Planes airandspaceforces.com/hegset…

Hegseth Hightlights Defense Manfucturing Push with Visit to E-4C

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visited Ohio and Wisconsin on Oct. 20, visiting future E-4C "Doomsday" planes and more.

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Air Force’s Top Planner Lays Out Vision for Fighter Fleet Mix by 2035 airandspaceforces.com/air-fo…

USAF’s Top Planner Lays Out Vision for Fighter Fleet Mix by 2035

Lt. Gen. David Tabor, the Air Force’s top planner, explained the service’s new fighter force structure report to Congress.

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AI Adoption: Are Air Force and Space Force Ready and Willing? airandspaceforces.com/ai-ado…

AI Adoption: Are Air Force and Space Force Ready and Willing?

Air Force and Space Force leaders are urging Airmen and Guardians to embrace AI tools, though experts warn of technical and cultural hurdles.

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Space Forces Central Poised for ‘Fivefold’ Growth in Coming Years airandspaceforces.com/space-…

Space Forces Central Poised for ‘Fivefold’ Growth in Coming Years

The general in charge of the Space Force’s component to U.S. Central Command expects his team to grow fivefold over the next three years.

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Air Force Identifies TACP Airman Killed in Alamodome Rappelling Accident airandspaceforces.com/air-fo…

Air Force IDs Airman Killed in Alamodome Rappelling Accident

The Air Force identified the TACP instructor who died during a rappelling demonstation at a college football game in Texas.

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USAF Seeks More Processing Power for F-16 with Next-Gen Mission Computer airandspaceforces.com/usaf-n…

USAF Seeks Next-Gen Mission Compute for F-16

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center is moving forward with a program to upgrade a 25-year-old computing system on the F-16.

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Lockheed Delivers C-130J to Become Navy’s TACAMO Plane airandspaceforces.com/lockhe…

Lockheed Delivers C-130J to Become Navy’s TACAMO Plane

The U.S. Navy accepted a C-130J Super Hercules it will modify for its TACAMO mission—a route the Air Force may take for a similar mission.

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What It Took to Deliver a Legendary F-117A Stealth Aircraft to the Smithsonian airandspaceforces.com/what-i…

What It Took to Deliver an F-117 Stealth Aircraft to the Smithsonian 

An F-117 Nighthawk flew 2,254 miles across the U.S. as a passenger aboard a C-5M ahead of its unveiling at the National Air and Space Museum.

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Meet the Task Force Trying to Turn Golden Dome Into Reality airandspaceforces.com/task-f…

Meet the Task Force Trying to Turn Golden Dome Into Reality

A Golden Dome task force is ensuring the system can defend itself against cyber threats and that it will work in the real world.

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F-22 Pilot Directs CCA in Flight as ‘Airborne QB’ airandspaceforces.com/f-22-p…

F-22 Pilot Directs CCA in Flight as ‘Airborne QB’

A U.S. Air Force F-22 pilot controlled a YFQ-44A Fury Collaborative Combat Aircraft this month while both aircraft were in flight.

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