The U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman Corporation conduct a full-scale qualification static fire test of the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) stage-one solid rocket motor at Northrop Grumman's facility in Promontory, Utah, March 6, 2025. The Sentinel program is modernizing the land-based leg of the U.S. nuclear triad, replacing the aging Minuteman III ICBM … [Read more...]

Lt. Gen. Dave Harris, the Deputy Chief of Staff for Air Force Futures, Maj. Gen Joseph Kunkel, the Director of Force Design, Integration, and Wargaming, and Brig. Gen. Ryan Keeney, the Director, Concepts and Strategy, Deputy Chief of Staff, Air Force Futures speak at the Air and Space Forces Association Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colo., March 4, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by … [Read more...]

MARCH 5, 2025 - The Air Force is making progress toward the defense secretary's priorities, which will ultimately result in giving the president more options, said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin, who provided a keynote address yesterday at the 2025 Air and Space Forces Association's Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colorado. Allvin mentioned those priorities — … [Read more...]

MARCH 4, 2025 – The annual Air Force Assistance Fund (AFAF) campaign kicked off today and will run through April 25, 2025, with an installation goal of $22,239. The AFAF campaign supports Air Force families in need by raising funds for four key charities: the Air Force Aid Society, Air Force Enlisted Village, LeMay Foundation, and Air Force Villages Charitable Foundation. … [Read more...]

MARCH 4, 2025 - The U.S. Air Force announced the designation of two Mission Design Series within its Collaborative Combat Aircraft program today: the YFQ-42A (General Atomics) and the YFQ-44A (Anduril). Representing the first in a new generation of uncrewed fighter aircraft, both will be crucial in securing air superiority for the Joint Force in future conflicts. These … [Read more...]