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Air Force Delays PT Test Again But Adds a New Scoring System Air Commandos perform the cardiovascular portion of the Air Force Fitness Assessment at Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 27, 2018. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Ronald Feliciano Rivera) 5 Mar 2021 The U.S. Air Force just postponed its physical fitness assessment for the fourth time in about a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The service announced Thursday that PT tests will resume July 1. When they do, airmen and Space Force Guardians...

10 Reasons Nearly Nothing Can Stop the F-35 Stealth Fighter Collectively, these ten indicators support the assessment of the late Senator John McCain that the F-35 is destined to be “the greatest combat aircraft in history.” October 26 of this year marks the 20th anniversary of the day in 2001 when the development contract for the F-35 fighter was awarded to an industry team led by Lockheed Martin. Called the Joint Strike Fighter at the time, it was an improbable project: a family of tacti...

By 2nd Lt. Taylor Ferry, 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs / Published March 04, 2021 Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. receives a briefing on the F-35A Lightning II during a visit to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, March 2, 2021. Brown met with Airmen from the active duty 388th and Reserve 419th Fighter Wings. As the Air Force’s first combat-coded F-35 wings, Airmen briefed Brown on the F-35’s capabilities, training, maintenance and sustainment requirements. (...

During his first visit to Hill AFB as CSAF, he met with Airmen and immersed himself with Hill AFB’s Ground Based Strategic Deterrent and F-35 Lightning II mission sets.,

The Air Forces MQ-9 Reaper Wont Be Heading to the Junkyard It may not be super stealthy or hot off the production line, but the Air Force MQ-9 Reaper will live to fight another day, as the service continues to expand deployments and forward positioning of the drones in Europe. It may not be super stealthy or hot off the production line, but the Air Force MQ-9 Reaper will live to fight another day, as the service continues to expand deployments and forward positioning of the drones in Europe, en...

By   Theresa Hitchens on February 25, 2021 at 1:00 PM F-35A Lightning II UPDATED To Include Comments From CSAF Gen. CQ Brown; Hudson Institute’s Bryan Clark WASHINGTON: The Air Force, Navy and Marines tactical aircraft fleets are all being reconsidered as part of a Joint Staff review of fighter needs for 2023 and beyond, Air Force officials tell Breaking D — raising fundamental questions about the Pentagon’s purchases of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The Air Force’s...

By   Theresa Hitchens on February 25, 2021 at 5:40 PM AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW), Lockheed Martin image WASHINGTON: Global Strike Command Head Gen. Timothy Ray is eyeing a new hypersonic cruise missile for the B-52 bomber — the classified Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM) now in development. “Certainly, we’re in the in the conversation for the HACM as that gets developed,” he told reporters today in the margins of the Air Force Association’s annual win...

Top US Air Force general isn’t ready to buy E-7 Wedgetail just yet February 26 A Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail takes off during search and rescue mission. (Paul Kane/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force’s top general wants to take a deliberative approach to replacing its aging E-3 airborne early warning and control planes. In other words, he isn’t ready to commit to the Boeing-made E-7 Wedgetail, despite support from the service’s top general in the Asia-Pacif...

CSAF's strategic approach for the Air Force’s future to ensure air superiority, and how to defend the United States and its interests through future challenges.,

© Getty Images Happy Tuesday and welcome to Overnight Defense. Im Rebecca Kheel, and heres your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. CLICK HERE to subscribe to the newsletter. THE TOPLINE: Tuesday marked the first public testimony from officials in charge of Capitol security since the Jan. 6 attacks, and they pointed a finger squarely at the Pentagon. The hearing before a pair of Senate committees included testimony from former Capitol Polic...