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Air Force Certifies Anduril Barracuda Cruise Missile for Open System Updates airandspaceforces.com/afrl-c…

Air Force Certifies Anduril Barracuda Cruise Missile for Open System Updates

Anduril's Barracuda cruise missile recently received certification as the Air Force’s first large-scale production munition with open systems architecture.

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Air Force Injects $87M into IVEWS F-16 Electronic Warfare Upgrades airandspaceforces.com/air-fo…

Air Force Injects $87M into IVEWS F-16 Electronic Warfare Upgrades

The Air Force has invested $87.4 million to upgrade the F-16's electronic warfare capabilities, bolstering the fighter's self-protection.

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Air Force, Pentagon Work to Boost Military Spouse Employment airandspaceforces.com/air-fo…

Leaders Make New Push to Boost Military Spouse Employment

New Air Force, Pentagon, and White House initiatives aim to chip away at the persistent issue of military spouse employment.

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Newest AIM-9X Missiles Not Meeting Operational Availability Goal airandspaceforces.com/air-fo…

Newest AIM-9X Missiles Not Meeting Operational Availability Goal

One of the Air Force and Navy’s linchpin air-to-air missiles, the AIM-9X, is falling short of its operational availability requirement.

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Last Warthog Departs Nellis as Base’s A-10 Era Comes to a Close airandspaceforces.com/last-w…

Last Warthog Departs Nellis as Base’s A-10 Era Comes to a Close

Although Air Force granted a temporary A-10 retirement reprieve, bases that flew the Warthog for decades are still winding down operations.

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Air Force Bombers and Fighters Fly Over Chinese Leader’s DC Visit airandspaceforces.com/air-fo…

B-2 and B-1 Bombers Fly Over Chinese Leader’s DC Visit

Chinese President Xi Jinping was greeted with a series of military ceremonies, including B-2 and B-1 flyovers, while visiting Washington D.C.

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So Long, Pave Hawk: Air Force’s HH-60G Combat Rescue Helicopter Completes Final Flight airandspaceforces.com/so-lon…

Air Force HH-60G Combat Rescue Helicopter Makes Final Flight

The Air Force’s last operational HH-60G helicopter made its final flight earlier this month with the California Air National Guard

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Air Force to Cut Civilian Jobs from China-Focused Research Center airandspaceforces.com/air-fo…

Air Force Cuts Civilian Jobs from China-Focused Research Center

The Air Force will slash positions at its research center for Chinese military aviation, prompting concern of diluting focus on China.

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Air Force Experiment Looks at How Humans and AI Can Team Up for Command and Control airandspaceforces.com/air-fo…

Air Force Experiment Looks at How Humans, AI Can Team for C2

A recent two-week experiment tested how Airmen and Guardians can team with artificial intelligence to enhance command and control.

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CCA Builders Start Revving Production Rates, as they Await 2027 Funding airandspaceforces.com/cca-bu…

CCA Builders Rev Production Anticipating 2027 Budget

Both General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and Anduril Industries are preparing to boost CCA production to meet ambitious Air Force demand.

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Space Force Weighs Options to Boost Supply Chain Amid Production Surge airandspaceforces.com/space-…

Space Force Weighs Options to Boost Supply Chain for Production

Pentagon leaders are looking to bolster the space industrial base and supply chain to support growing demand for satellite production.

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Experts: Affordable Munitions Could Help USAF in Taiwan Conflict, but More Is Needed airandspaceforces.com/afford…

Experts: Affordable Munitions Could Help USAF in Taiwan Conflict, but More Is Needed

A new report calls for more affordable drones and munitions for a potential fight over Taiwan, but others say a mixed approach is needed.

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Investigators Blame F-16 Thunderbird Crash on Turned Fan Blade Deep in Engine airandspaceforces.com/f-16-t…

F-16 Thunderbird Crash Caused by Turned Blade Deep in Engine

A turned vane in an F-16 engine that field-level maintainers can’t inspect caused an Air Force Thunderbird to crash last December.

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Space Force Seeks Maneuverable Spacecraft for On-Demand Launch airandspaceforces.com/space-…

USSF Seeks Maneuverable Spacecraft for On-Demand Launch

The Space Force may invest in a maneuverable spacecraft that can be available for an on-demand launch in response to “emerging threats."

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8,000 Airmen and Guardians Still Have Medical Shaving Waivers After Policy Changes airandspaceforces.com/airmen…

8,000 Airmen and Guardians Still Have Medical Shaving Waivers

Around 8,000 Airmen and Guardians have medical shaving waivers, after policy changes to separate those that have waivers for too long.

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F-16 Crashes in Germany; Pilot Successfully Ejects airandspaceforces.com/f-16-c…

F-16 Crashes in Germany; Pilot Successfully Ejects

A U.S. Air Force F-16 crashed on a local mission in Germany on Sept. 22; the pilot ejected safely and is receiving medical care.

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Air Force to Get First Next-Gen Tactical C2 Centers By Year’s End airandspaceforces.com/air-fo…

Air Force to Get First Next-Gen Tactical C2 Centers By Year’s End

Booz Allen Hamilton are set to start shipping single-pallet-sized tactical operations centers to 70 Air Force units by the end of 2026.

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Massachusetts Guard Gets First F-35 to Replace Departed F-15s airandspaceforces.com/massac…

Massachusetts Guard Gets First F-35 to Replace Departed F-15s

The 104th Fighter Wing received Massachusetts' first F-35 in a ceremony at Barnes Air National Guard Base, which formerly flew F-15 Eagles.

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SDA Seeks to Expand Ground Architecture for Future Missile Tracking Satellites airandspaceforces.com/sda-gr…

SDA to Expand Ground Architecture for Missile Tracking Satellites

The Space Development Agency is expanding its ground footprint to support its growing number of missile warning and tracking satellites.

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Software for New F-35 Logistics System Starts Going Live airandspaceforces.com/softwa…

Software for New F-35 Logistics System Starts Going Live

The yearslong effort to drop ALIS, the old and flawed system to track F-35 logistics, in favor of ODIN is starting to produce results.

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