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US Air Force scraps plan for new capabilities command
The Integrated Capabilities Command was a priority for retiring Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin, but will now be folded into Air Force Futures.
A new US Air Force report to Congress says 1,558 combat-ready jets are needed, requiring faster F-15EX and F-35A production and billions in new funding.
Several U.S military bombers have flown from the continental U.S. down to the Caribbean in recent days. Flight tracking data showed two B-1 aircraft left Dyess Air Force Base in Texas on Thursday and approached Venezuela's coast. A U.S. official told the Associated Press that B-1s had carried out a training flight in the Caribbean.
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US Air Force to lease base land for private AI data centers
Thousands of acres — mostly at Edwards Air Force Base in California — could be leased to private firms to build data centers for AI.
The U.S. military has built up an unusually large force in the Caribbean Sea. The Navy has eight warships in the region.
The OA-1K Skyraider II is a light attack plane, a militarized variant of the Air Tractor AT-802, an aircraft long used for agricultural work.
The U.S. military deploys some of its most capable forces across the western Pacific, including F-35 stealth fighter jets and nuclear-powered submarines. It also has been rotating its bombers, including those that can conduct nuclear strikes, in the region.
Donald Trump is now back on Air Force One and flying home. His talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping lasted for about 90 minutes - with reporters told that he'd score their meeting "12 out of 10". Catch up on what happened,
A new report to Congress pitching the Air Force’s 10-year fighter jet plan is missing key details and explanations, raising questions and concerns among defense experts.