Aerospace & Defense

Encapsulated X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle For U.S. Space Force-7 Mission Launched 17 May 20 (COURTESY OF BOEING)

Setting Up The Space Force For Success

The birth date of the U.S. Space Force—Dec. 20, 2019—is a date that will go down in history as the start of a new era in American military power. With China, Russia and others racing to conduct warfare in space, the Space Force will prove vital for organizing, training and equipping U.S. forces to defend the U.S. space enterprise. On Forbes

JASDF's 5th Gene fighter

Japan Needs More Fifth-Generation Jets

Japan is grappling with a serious military modernization challenge that has broad operational and strategic implications for the balance of power in the Asia-Pacific theater. The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) must soon decide how to replace its aging F-2 multirole fighter aircraft and how much it’s willing to pay to develop a replacement. On AirForceMag.com