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SR-72: The Air Force’s New Hypersonic Bomber?

The SR-72 “Darkstar” is envisioned as a Mach-6, air-breathing ISR platform—but could it strike? -Hypersonic speed complicates ...

Former Air Force bomb disposal officer says what Hollywood gets wrong about the job: 'It's like being a surgeon — except if you fail, then you die.'

Former Air Force EOD officer Brian Castner says the first few minutes of "The Hurt Locker" is spot on. That's about all it ...
Stars and Stripes

Air Force wants Tesla Cybertrucks for target practice

The U.S. Air Force wants to purchase two Tesla Cybertrucks as targets for precision-guided munitions, citing concerns that adversaries may start using them in the future. Federal contracting documents ...

Virtualitics Secures U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command Renewal to Scale AI-Driven Munitions Storage Planning as a Core Readiness Capability

Virtualitics, the Mission AI company delivering next-generation readiness solutions for defense, today announced the renewal of its Automated Master Storage Planning (A-MSP) contract with the U.S. Air ...

Belgium suspects drones flying over base reported to host US nuclear weapons were 'spying'

Unidentified drones were spotted over a Belgium military base housing U.S. nuclear weapons, sparking security concerns and an ...
NPR

Zelenskyy asks Trump for air defense munitions amid escalating Russian airstrikes

Ukraine is facing a summer of escalating Russian airstrikes on its cities. The Ukrainian President has called on the U.S. to provide more air defense systems. Ukraine is facing a summer of increasing ...
Futurism

The Air Force Says It Needs to Buy Some Cybertrucks So It Can Blow Them Up With Missiles

The US Air Force wants to buy two Tesla Cybertrucks so it can blow them up with missiles. As our sister site The War Zone reports, the military is trying to get a better sense of what to do in case an ...