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Last A-10 to Leave Depot, Maintenance Squadron to Deactivate

Last A-10 to Leave Depot, Maintenance Squadron to Deactivate

February 22, 2026
The Air Force will send off its final A-10 Thunderbolt II from depot maintenance this month and deactivate the unit…
DIU Eyes First Launch for Its Commercial Hypersonic Testbed

DIU Eyes First Launch for Its Commercial Hypersonic Testbed

February 21, 2026
The Defense Innovation Unit is gearing up for the first flight of its commercially developed hypersonic testbed as soon as…
DARPA’s New X-Plane: Meet the X-68A LongShot Drone

DARPA’s New X-Plane: Meet the X-68A LongShot Drone

February 20, 2026
The Air Force has a new X-plane: The X-68A LongShot from General Atomics is an air-launched drone intended to carry additional air-to-air munitions. The…
Boeing Adds Production Line to Boost Space Force’s Missile Warning Push

Boeing Adds Production Line to Boost Space Force’s Missile Warning Push

February 20, 2026
Boeing announced Feb. 20 it has opened a new production line dedicated to building electro-optical infrared sensors for the Space…
WATCH: Space as the Backbone of Integrated Defense

WATCH: Space as the Backbone of Integrated Defense

February 20, 2026
Space enables integrated defense to function as a unified, resilient architecture rather than a collection of standalone systems. Jeff Schrader,…
USSF Wants to Get Battle Management Tools from Lab to Operations Faster

USSF Wants to Get Battle Management Tools from Lab to Operations Faster

February 20, 2026
The Space Force team responsible for developing advanced battle management capabilities wants to create a better pipeline for mature space…
Northrop, Embraer Team Up to Pitch a Tactical Tanker for Dispersed Ops to USAF

Northrop, Embraer Team Up to Pitch a Tactical Tanker for Dispersed Ops to USAF

February 20, 2026
Contractors Northrop Grumman and Embraer are teaming up to offer the Air Force and U.S. allies a tactical mobility aircraft—designed…
Kessel Run Launches Program for ‘Next-Gen’ Air Operations Center

Kessel Run Launches Program for ‘Next-Gen’ Air Operations Center

February 19, 2026
The Air Force’s Kessel Run software factory is launching an effort to create the “next generation” of the service’s Air Operations Centers, used to command, control,…
Can DOD Limit Retirees’ Speech? Hegseth-Kelly Case Could Yield Answer

Can DOD Limit Retirees’ Speech? Hegseth-Kelly Case Could Yield Answer

February 19, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s attempt to punish Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) over a video in which the Senator and retired…
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