APRIL 22, 2026 - The Department of the Air Force, in conjunction with the Defense Innovation Unit, has selected three companies to potentially develop and operate a microreactor on a DAF installation, as part of the Advanced Nuclear Power for Installations initiative. The service announced on April 8 that Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado, and Malmstrom Air Force Base, … [Read more...]
Spring Culminating Exercise Tests Cadets
APRIL 22, 2026 - Nearly 3,000 cadets participated in the U.S. Air Force Academy's spring culminating exercise in Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 15-18. The exercise is rigorous, realistic, multidomain military training that develops cadets into combat-ready Air Force and Space Force leaders. "Our focus is forging these cadets into warfighters," said Air Force Lt. Col. … [Read more...]
Air Force Unveils $338.8 Billion Budget Proposal
APRIL 21, 2026 - The Department of the Air Force unveiled a $338.8 billion budget proposal today, a significant boost in funding designed to sharpen readiness, continue modernizing the fleet and underwrite deterrence while ensuring that any threat to national security can be met and, if necessary, defeated. If enacted into law as written, the combined budget for the Air … [Read more...]
Air Force Advances Secure AI Capabilities
APRIL 20, 2026 - The Department of the Air Force has awarded Via Science, Inc., a leading provider of AI technologies, Impact Level 5 Authority to Operate for its eJARVIS application. The eJARVIS application (a USAF-configured version of VIA’s dual-use commercial Share Less, Ask More Artificial Intelligence solution) delivers fast, secure data access for rapid installation … [Read more...]
Troops Unite for Joint Air Traffic Control Training
APRIL 20, 2026 - Airmen, soldiers and Marines completed two weeks of airfield training at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, learning valuable skills while highlighting the power of military interoperability. The joint training brought together the Air Force's 53rd Combat Airfield Operations Squadron, the Marine Corps' Air Control Squadron 2 and the Army's Air Traffic Services … [Read more...]