“Serious People” Are Looking at New Plan to Merge Air Force Reserve, Air Guard
A proposal to combine the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard (ANG) is being circulated in the Pentagon …
Aerospace
Sidewinder Missile Approaches Sixty
Next year, the U.S. Navy will hold a celebration at China Lake, Calif., to mark the 60th anniversary of the …
Multipurpose NanoMissile System
Since the launch of Explorer 1, America’s first Earth-orbiting satellite, in 1958, the majority of the payloads orbited by the …
Global Hawks Planned to Replace U-2 in 2015
If all goes as planned, the Global Hawk remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) will replace the legendary U-2 “Dragon Lady” as …
Outsourced Flight Support: Omega Air Refueling Services, Inc.
The use of commercial contractors for flight support activities by DoD and the U.S. government has steadily increased over the …
Global Hawk Operations in the Spotlight at AUVSI North America 2011
This week’s Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) North America 2011 (August 16 – 19, Washington D.C. Convention Center) …
Book Review – Predator: The Remote-Control Air War Over Iraq and Afghanistan: A Pilot’s Story
At the start of Predator: The Remote-Control Air War over Iraq and Afghanistan: A Pilot’s Story, U.S. Air Force Lt. …
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Publication Released
The second volume in a series of milestone publications for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter has just been …
DMN Q&A: Col. Robert “Shark” Garland, Commandant, USAF Weapons School
The Air Force Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas is considered one of the premier tactical …
Light Air Support (LAS) Contest Between AT-6 Texan II, Super Tucano Continues
Observers in Washington believe the U.S. Air Force will make a source selection in its Light Air Support (LAS) aircraft …