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Air Force triples funding for prototype sixth-gen fighter engine The future of the NGAD sixth-generation fighter remains unclear, but billions in extra funding would keep work progressing …
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Air Force triples funding for prototype sixth-gen fighter engine
4 days ago · The Air Force on Monday greatly expanded funding for the prototype engine for the service’s planned sixth-generation fighter.. General Electric of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Pratt & …
Air Force flies migrants to Guatemala as military’s border role grows
2 days ago · A U.S. Air Force plane with migrants bound at their wrists and ankles departed Texas for Guatemala on Thursday, carrying 80 deportees in another deportation flight that …
Air Force unveils command changes, wing plans in bid to outpace …
Feb 13, 2024 · AURORA, Colo. — The Air Force said Monday it will create a new forward-looking capabilities planning command, refocus its training enterprise, and rethink how airmen deploy …
T-7 trainer production delayed again as Air Force, Boeing adjust plan
Jan 16, 2025 · The Air Force is in the process of buying about 350 of Boeing’s T-7s, which will replace the aging T-38 Talon trainer fleet.The T-7 is a fifth-generation aircraft trainer that will …
Air Force’s top leaders urge unity, patience as changes abound
Jun 5, 2024 · Wings are the Air Force’s largest base-level units, and manage thousands of airmen across a particular mission in a local area, such as the 1st Fighter Wing at Joint Base Langley …
Trump tariffs could backfire on military, some experts warn
Jan 24, 2025 · No tariffs have officially been put in place by the new administration, and President Donald Trump has been vague on implementation details. The Washington Post reported Jan. …
The Air Force is launching an era of transformation. Can it work?
Oct 16, 2023 · Last year, the Air Force began an intensive effort to undo its top-heavy enlisted corps that it believes lacks enough experience in middle management and has too few lower …
Here’s how the Air Force’s new task forces will reshape deployments
Mar 4, 2024 · When the Air Force launches three new air task forces this summer, it will take its next step toward a long-desired goal: building more capable teams to fight America’s wars …