MELBOURNE — Japan’s government has confirmed it will rename its air force to reflect a broadened mission set to include outer ...

Conceived in the long shadow of global devastation, the post-World War II order was constructed – imperfect yet purposeful – to shield humanity from a similar catastrophe. In 1943, as the tides of ...

The Israel Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced the delivery of the first Barak MX air defence system to the Slovak Air Force on 23 April 2026 in a press release later the same day. The MoD said the ...

As the largest single exhibitor, the Bundeswehr is shaping ILA 2026. Project director Colonel Kristof Conrath discusses new capabilities, lessons from the war in Ukraine and the fair’s role in ...

Last March, the customarily lively halls of the Air Force's largest warfighting conference felt more like a ghost town. Military attendance at the Air and Space Forces Association’s Warfare Symposium ...

New Delhi: India has successfully developed a homegrown air defence system that is turning heads around the world. Named Project Kusha, this system is cheaper than Russia’s flagship S-400 and offers ...

The Air Force’s A-10 Thunderbolt IIs have escaped retirement, again. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink announced in an X post Monday that the Warthogs will keep flying through 2030 to “preserve combat ...

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The Air Force needs to buy at least 200 B-21 Raider stealth bombers, the Mitchell Institute argued in a new paper. (Kyle Brasier/U.S. Air Force) The U.S. Air Force must buy at least 500 ...