The Pentagon’s fiscal 2027 budget requests only 38 F-35As for the U.S. Air Force out of 85 total F-35s, prompting analysts to warn the number is insufficient to reverse the service’s deepening fighter inventory shortfall amid competing modernization priorities.
US Air Force F-47
The US Air Force seeks additional industry sources to produce the Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) or an equivalent system compatible with the F-47 fighter and B-21 Raider stealth bomber.
Boeing’s F-47 NGAD fighter win sparks debate over costs, timelines, and stealth capability as USAF seeks air dominance.
The US sixth-generation fighter program, now designated F-47, moved from concept to contract under President Donald Trump’s second term, with Boeing selected as the prime contractor.
The Department of the Air Force has appointed 5 senior officials as its first Portfolio Acquisition Executives to speed up procurement and improve accountability.
The US Air Force is preparing to stand up a new experimental unit designed to define how low-cost, one-way attack drones will be used in future conflicts against peer adversaries.
The US Air Force has begun evaluating a new AESA radar for its Boeing B-52H fleet after moving the first modified aircraft from San Antonio International Airport (SAT) to Edwards AFB (EDW).
The United States is moving away from several elements of its earlier force-restructuring effort as the US Air Force shifts focus under its new leadership.
New US Air Force (USAF) leadership confirmed a service-wide push for fleet modernization, strengthen readiness, and reinforce joint and allied coordination as Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach assumed responsibilities as the 24th Chief of Staff.
On October 30, the U.S. Senate confirmed General Kenneth S. Wilsbach as the next Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force (USAF), approved by unanimous consent just two days before the current top officer departs.