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The 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing configured six F-15E Strike Eagles to carry extra bombs to bare-base locations, taking off from an undisclosed location April 25, 2021. This new configuration is allowing the Air Force to increase combat capabilities by carrying more munitions than the Strike Eagle can use on one mission to a forward operating base. (U.S. Air Force)

Pentagon budget aims to max munitions production, make multiyear buys

Pentagon officials say they will maximize production lines for top priority munitions as part of its $170 billion procurement budget proposal for FY24.

By Joe Gould and Stephen Losey

7 days ago

Biden drops Trump design for new Air Force One

The decision on Air Force One's design ends years of debate across two administrations.

By Stephen Losey

10 days ago

US Army replaces problematic engine part on Chinooks

The Army is nearly finished replacing an incorrect part in some T-55 engines on CH-47 helicopters.

5 weeks ago

US pledges longer-range ‘small-diameter bomb’ for Ukraine

The U.S. announced Friday it will send Ukraine the Boeing-made ground-launched small-diameter bomb, a weapon that can double its strike range.

6 weeks ago

US still holds back long-range ATACMS missiles from Ukraine

The long-range weapons are seen by the Pentagon as needless for the conflict, and possibly escalatory – at least for now.

2 months ago

Sikorsky challenges US Army’s helicopter award

Lockheed Martin officially objects to the U.S. Army's decision to choose Bell to build its Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft, to be fielded in the 2030s.

3 months ago