Cue Drum Roll: The F-15EX Eagle II

Cue Drum Roll: The F-15EX Eagle II
Cue Drum Roll: The F-15EX Eagle II

“The F-15 C and D fleets, in their current state, places us at great risk,” said Lt. Gen. Duke Richardson, “with 75% of the fleet flying beyond its certified service life, and 10% grounded due to structural integrity issues.

Lockheed’s IRST Stealth Detection Pod Passes AF Milestones

Lockheed’s IRST Stealth Detection Pod Passes AF Milestones
Lockheed’s IRST Stealth Detection Pod Passes AF Milestones

“The Legion Pod uses an advanced IRST technology that gives 4th generation fighters the ability to ‘see’ stealth aircraft that traditional radar cannot,” says an Air Combat Command spokesperson. 

SASC To Air Force: Get Bigger & Better, But Don’t Retire Old Aircraft

SASC To Air Force: Get Bigger & Better, But Don’t Retire Old Aircraft
SASC To Air Force: Get Bigger & Better, But Don’t Retire Old Aircraft

“The Senate is saddling the service with unsupportable funding requirements,” Richard Aboulafia of the Teal Group says.

US Military Could Not Handle One Major Theater Operation If Sequester Sticks

US Military Could Not Handle One Major Theater Operation If Sequester Sticks
US Military Could Not Handle One Major Theater Operation If Sequester Sticks

CAPITOL HILL:  Even the cameras stopped clicking in a hushed Armed Services hearing room today as Rep. Jim Cooper told the Joint Chiefs of Staff and his colleagues on the biggest committee in Congress today that America’s lawmakers had failed the country. “You gentlemen make life and death decisions in the Tank almost every day,”…

First Air Guard Pilot To Fly F-35 Gives A Positive Review: Slideshow

First Air Guard Pilot To Fly F-35 Gives A Positive Review: Slideshow
First Air Guard Pilot To Fly F-35 Gives A Positive Review: Slideshow

While the active-duty Air Force and the National Guard are at odds over budget cuts in Washington, the relationship seems smoother at Florida’s Eglin Air Force Base, where an Air National Guard officer assigned the an active-duty 33rd Fighter Wing became the first Guard pilot to fly the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the controversial product…