WASHINGTON — The Air Force is expanding its study of whether service members who worked with nuclear missiles have had unusually high rates of cancer after a preliminary review determined that a deeper examination is needed. The initial study was launched in response to reports that many who served are […]
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. military needs to rapidly adopt artificial intelligence technology to aid in tracking targets, data analysis and managing complex missions, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said Dec. 2 at the Reagan National Defense Forum. Speaking on a panel at the annual forum in Simi Valley, California, Kendall […]
WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall issued a stark warning Nov. 13 about the impact of funding delays and continuing threats of government shutdowns. Current temporary funding runs out Nov. 17. To avert a government shutdown, lawmakers are scrambling to extend funding for some agencies perhaps until […]
Twenty years ago this October, military contractors working for Boeing reported ‘a gigantic floating red square’ UFO — over 100 yards long — hovering in the morning air over a launch site at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The eerie 2003 event first exploded into public view this July, in […]
WASHINGTON — The seventh mission of the reusable U.S. Air Force X-37B spaceplane is scheduled to launch Dec. 7 on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The spaceplane is built by Boeing and operated by the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office and the U.S. Space Force. […]
New York CNN — Cost overruns for the new Air Force One jets continue to pile on massive losses for Boeing. Boeing on Wednesday reported another $482 million in red ink on the contract to retrofit two 747 jets into next generation of the presidential plane. Boeing has now lost […]
Former President Donald Trump has mocked President Joe Biden for using the ‘children’s stairs’ to board Air Force One – while prodding the president over photos that showed him napping on the beach while at a Monday rally in New Hampshire. The visit to the Granite State saw Trump, 77, finally […]
This fall and winter will see a record number of Russian Shahed drone attacks on Ukraine, Ukrainian Air Force spokesman, Yuri Ihnat, said on national television on Oct. 6. Read also: Improved drones and ballistic missiles — expert on Iran’s military aid to Russia “This fall/winter will probably be… not […]