Here’s how the Air Force is keeping CV-22 Ospreys in the fight

Air Force to deploy Ospreys in weeks as post-crash groundings lift

The military grounded Ospreys after a fatal crash in November 2023, and Air Force Special Operations Command is gradually returning them to the air.
France tests space lasers for secure satellite downlink in world first

The point-to-point nature of lasers makes them more secure than radio frequencies, and they can’t be jammed the way radio can.
Italian Air Force’s famed acrobatic squad changes course on new planes

The Frecce Tricolori is to switch to flying the Leonardo M-346 jet trainer after using the aging M-339 for decades.
Old is new again as Air Force special ops branch revamps training

“The intent, as we’re looking at all of our pipelines, is what can we establish as ‘basic mission qualified’?” Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind said.