Trump Proposes $574 Billion in Military Spending

USAF 2018 Budget Looks to Recover Readiness, Fill Capability Gaps

Air Force Building New Aircraft at a Glacial Pace

Bogdan Retires After Five Years at Helm of F-35 Program
5/25/2017
Thursday is Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan’s last day as the Program Executive officer for the Joint Strike Fighter. In an exclusive exit interview with Air Force Magazine, he discusses why he’s been able to remain in charge for five years on a project where, by law, he should have been gone in two.
ORS-8 Demonstrates Streamlined Space Acquisition

—Wilson Brissett5/25/2017
The eighth satellite in the Air Force’s Operationally Responsive Space series demonstrates the progress the service is making in speeding up space acquisition, said David Hardy, associate deputy undersecretary of the Air Force for space on Wednesday.
Carlisle’s Prescription for Securing Air Dominance
5/25/2017
Right after the Air Force decided to “accept risk” by reducing personnel and aircraft to pay for long-overdue modernization, the world went sour. In an exclusive exit interview with Air Force Magazine, former Air Combat Command chief Gen. Hawk Carlisle explains how USAF got into its present predicaments, and offers his prescriptions for securing air dominance again.
OCX Will See Milestone B Review in June

—Wilson Brissett5/25/2017
The ground control system for the next-generation GPS III satellite constellation, known as OCX, will undergo a milestone B review sometime in June, Maj. Gen. Roger Teague, director of space programs, told reporters Wednesday.
DARPA Picks Boeing for XS-1 Spaceplane Project
5/25/2017
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has chosen Boeing to collaboratively develop and fly the XS-1 spaceplane, a reusable launch vehicle capable of lofting a 3,000-pound payload to orbit at an “aircraft-like” tempo.
USAF Space Spending Sees 20 Percent Increase in 2018
5/25/2017
President Donald Trump’s budget proposes a 20 percent increase in Air Force space investment over President Barack Obama’s 2017 request.
The F-22’s Undetected, Indispensable Role Over Syria
5/25/2017
F-22s have played a key role in the fight against ISIS, helping protect aircraft from Syrian air defenses and coordinating strike packages. Their pace has increased, and Raptors are now flying in their “full capacity” in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.
First Global Hawk Arrives at Air Logistics Complex
5/25/2017
The first RQ-4 landed at Robins AFB, Ga., marking the first time the Global Hawk has flown to Air Force Air Logistics Complex, according to a May 24 base release.

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Trump Proposes $574 Billion in Military Spending

USAF 2018 Budget Looks to Recover Readiness, Fill Capability Gaps

Air Force Building New Aircraft at a Glacial Pace

Bogdan Retires After Five Years at Helm of F-35 Program

ORS-8 Demonstrates Streamlined Space Acquisition

Carlisle’s Prescription for Securing Air Dominance

OCX Will See Milestone B Review in June

DARPA Picks Boeing for XS-1 Spaceplane Project

USAF Space Spending Sees 20 Percent Increase in 2018

The F-22’s Undetected, Indispensable Role Over Syria

First Global Hawk Arrives at Air Logistics Complex

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Trump Proposes $574 Billion in Military Spending

USAF 2018 Budget Looks to Recover Readiness, Fill Capability Gaps

Air Force Building New Aircraft at a Glacial Pace

Bogdan Retires After Five Years at Helm of F-35 Program

ORS-8 Demonstrates Streamlined Space Acquisition

Carlisle’s Prescription for Securing Air Dominance

OCX Will See Milestone B Review in June

DARPA Picks Boeing for XS-1 Spaceplane Project

USAF Space Spending Sees 20 Percent Increase in 2018

The F-22’s Undetected, Indispensable Role Over Syria

First Global Hawk Arrives at Air Logistics Complex

Daily Report

May's Editor's Picks

@AirForceMag

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