Air Force, Trump

Trump nominates intelligence official for Air Force secretary
Trump previously nominated businessman John Phelan for Secretary of the Navy, and Army Veteran and Yale Law School graduate Daniel Driscoll for Army Secretary.
Former Space Force commander nominated to serve as Air Force undersecretary: President-elect Donald Trump
Former fighter pilot and U.S. Space Force commander Matthew Lohmeier will serve as Air Force undersecretary, according to a Truth Social post from President-elect Donald Trump.
Trump picks a former air crewman and space expert to head the Air Force
President-elect Donald Trump has named Troy Meink, a former Air Force KC-135 tanker navigator and former deputy of the National Reconnaissance Office, as his choice to serve as the top civilian leader for the Air Force.
Trump Names Former KC-135 Navigator, Spy Agency Official to Be Next Air Force Secretary
Trump said on social media that Troy Meink, currently the principal director of the National Reconnaissance Office, was his choice to be the 27th secretary of the Air Force, which also oversees the Space Force.
Trump names pick for Air Force secretary
President-elect Trump on Thursday named Troy Meink, a top spy chief who has previously served as a missile engineer, as his pick for secretary of the Air Force. Trump said in a statement on Truth Social that Meink would work with his Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth “to ensure that our Nation’s Air Force
Trump selects Air Force veteran, space agency official to serve as service’s next secretary
President-elect Donald Trump has selected Troy Meink, an Air Force veteran and the principal deputy director of the National Reconnaissance Office, to serve as the next Air Force secretary.
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The United States Can’t Afford to Not Harden Its Air Bases
For decades, the United States has relied on airpower and the qualitative superiority of its aircraft to gain an advantage ...
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists17h
Memo to Trump: Cancel US Air Force’s Sentinel ICBM program
Mr. President, the Sentinel ICBM program's cost and schedule challenges have become untenable and unacceptable for US ...
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Nearly five decades later, air crews at Grand Forks Air Force Base still push boundaries of aircraft capabilities.
Nearly five decades later, air crews at Grand Forks Air Force Base still push boundaries of aircraft capabilities.
The US Air Force’s US$20 billion next-gen fighter jet question
The Pentagon must make a decision about its F-22 Raptor programme and how to keep up with China, outgoing air force chief says Outgoing US Air Force secretary Frank Kendall has outlined two ...
What Is 'Next-Generation' Fighter Aircraft in US-China Air Power Race?
The United States and China are racing to field their next-generation, or the so-called "sixth-generation," fighter aircraft, ...
In future fights, warfighting decisions will have to be made faster than humans can make them, top US Air Force official says
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said that by 2050, certain warfighting decisions will need to be "made at machine speed," ...
Air Force Predicts Enemy Anti-Air Missiles With 1,000-Mile Range By 2050
This is one of the standout predictions from a new report to Congress by the Department of the Air Force, which aims to ...
IonQ Announces New $21.1 Million Project with United States Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) to Push Boundaries on Secure Quantum Networking
IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), a leader in the quantum computing and networking industries, today announced a new $21.1 million project ...
A Ukrainian F-16 pilot's reported shootdown of 6 missiles in a single mission shows how its air force has evolved
Ukraine said one of its F-16 pilots shot down six missiles, which it said would be a record for the American jet.