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The Air Force is negotiating a potential $1.4 billion deal to replace five dormitories—reportedly suffering from mold, failing air conditioning systems, and foundational defects—that housed thousands of U.S. military medical trainees at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The service selected the Layton/Gensler contractor and design team to construct five 400,000-square-foot…
Some 50 miles from the border with North Korea, U.S. and South Korean forces recently executed their first counter-drone defense drills targeting medium-sized systems, which the North Korean military has has prioritized based on Russia and Iranian models. The post Osan Drills Target North Korea’s Growing Drone Threat appeared first on Air & Space Forces Magazine .
A frayed wire in an MQ-9 caused fuel to be cut off from the engine last August, leading to the drone “catastrophically” landing in the Middle East where the wreckage was destroyed in place, according to a new Air Force investigation report. The post MQ-9 Lost in Middle East Last Year Due to Chafed Wire: New Report appeared first on Air & Space Forces Magazine .
The Air Force plans to put new F-15EX Eagle II fighters at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., to replace older F-15E Strike Eagles that will move to Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. The post Seymour Johnson Will Get F-15EXs to Replace Some Strike Eagles appeared first on Air & Space Forces Magazine .
Shield AI, a specialist vying to provide the autonomy software for the Air Force’s autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft, has won government backing for its X-BAT drone—but not from USAF. The post Navy Invests in Shield’s Vertical-Takeoff Drone; Air Force Holds Off appeared first on Air & Space Forces Magazine .
While Pentagon officials have revealed some details about the architecture behind the Golden Dome missile defense project, crafting an independent cost estimate for a largely classified program remains a challenge, experts said Aug. 19. The post Golden Dome Secrecy Poses Challenge for Estimating Costs appeared first on Air & Space Forces Magazine .
The joint U.S.-South Korea Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise will end Aug. 21, a week earlier than previously planned, at the behest of President Donald Trump—a move that comes as U.S Air Force is already reviewing its exercise schedule in the Pacific. The post US, S. Korea Scale Back Exercise on Trump’s Orders as PACAF Reviews Drills appeared first on Air & Space Forces Magazine .
A major U.S. Southern Command exercise this month brought representatives from 10 Latin American countries to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., for the air component of the event, with a focus on intelligence sharing for coordinating air operations. The post Air Forces Southern Focuses on Intel Sharing for Major SOUTHCOM Exercise appeared first on Air & Space Forces Magazine .
The Air & Space Forces Association urged congressional leaders this week to fully fund the Space Force’s record-breaking $71.1 billion budget request for fiscal 2027, increase F-35 procurement, and finish revisions to troops’ Basic Allowance for Housing. The post AFA Urges Congress to Fully Fund Space Force, Ramp Up F-35 Procurement appeared first on Air & Space Forces Magazine .
