Iran’s cheap method of striking US aircraft despite American air superiority
The answer has a lot to do with the limitations of airpower on the modern battlefield, and the types of technology Iran is employing.... Read more.
Air Force wants $1 billion to begin fielding AI-piloted drone fighters next year
The U.S. Air Force is ready to move out of the testing stage and begin fielding operational AI-piloted drone fighters next year.... Read more.
Northrop Grumman’s Talon fighter drone could join Air Force’s CCA program
Talon was designed with a focus on maximizing capability while minimizing cost.... Read more.
How a teenager with a Cessna helped topple the Soviet Union
"I was thinking I could use the aircraft to build an imaginary bridge between West and East."... Read more.
How the US saved the crew of a downed F-15 deep within Iranian territory
For the American military and for each servicemember working under our flag, this weekend’s rescue mission was nothing more than the reciprocation of promises... Read more.
YFQ-42 AI-enabled drone crashes for the first time during testing
This drone fighter is one of several Dark Merlins currently in testing for the U.S. Air Force’s Increment One Collaborative Combat Aircraft, or CCA, drone contract.... Read more.
China’s reported decision to convert 500 dated J-6 fighters into kamikaze drones doesn’t make sense
China is converting retired fighters into kamikaze drones, but does that actually make sense?... Read more.
What is a kill chain and why it matters for modern militaries
When officials talk about conducting combat operations, you’ll often hear them refer to opening and closing "kill chains."... Read more.
US air superiority against Iran won’t protect shipping through the Strait of Hormuz
As the offensive against Iran stretches past the first month, Iran has maintained a stranglehold on the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz. ... Read more.
The real dangers of military AI systems aren’t the ones depicted in sci-fi
It's really important that we try to divorce our perceptions of AI from pop culture depictions.... Read more.