Defense
Air Force green-lights T-7 trainer jet for full production
The Next Generation of Pilot Training Takes Flight After more than two years of delays, the U.S. Air Force is poised to declare the Boeing T-7A Red Hawk trainer jet ready for full production within days, marking a critical inflection point for a program that has consumed enormous resources and weath...
Europe's Sixth-Gen Fighter Dream Quietly Dies on the Runway
The Program That Wouldn't Stay Dead Is Finally Flatlined Europe's Future Combat Air System (FCAS)—a sprawling, multibillion-euro effort to build a next-generation fighter jet across France, Germany, and Spain—appears to have entered its terminal phase. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's comments thi...
America's Next Nuclear Deterrent Hits Key Milestone, Operational by Early 2030s
The U.S. Air Force's Next-Generation Nuclear Arsenal Takes Shape The U.S. Air Force is on track to deploy the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in the early 2030s, according to Air Force Gen. Dale White, the service's acquisition chief. The program will clear a critical program revi...