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US Air Force updates dress code to accommodates Sikhs
To date, the Sikh Coalition has helped more than 20 Sikh-Americans secure accommodations to serve in the US militaryThe Air Force's clarification closely resembles US Army's landmark 2017 policy adjustment, which similarly clarified terms and process for soldiers requesting religious accommodations
2 min read21 Feb 2020US Air Force's mystery space plane X-37B lands in Florida after 2-year mission
The US Air Force is mum about what the plane X-37B did in orbit after launching aboard a SpaceX rocket in 2017The 780-day mission sets a new endurance record for the reusable test vehicle
1 min read29 Oct 2019Opinion: The year that the Big-Tech bubble crashed into the political bubble
What makes this clash monumental is that some Big Tech firms now have the clout of a medium-sized country
4 min read25 Dec 2018SpaceX launches US Air Force’s best GPS yet, ends banner year
This next-generation GPS satellite is three times more accurate than previous versions and eight times better at anti-jamming
1 min read23 Dec 2018China is building a $9 billion rival to US Air Force-run GPS
That all GPS satellites are controlled by the US Air Force makes China uncomfortable
5 min read26 Nov 2018Boeing wins $9.2 billion contract for new US Air Force training jet
Boeing teamed up with Sweden's Saab AB to develop a new plane for the competition, beating out Lockheed Martin and Leonardo DRS
2 min read28 Sep 2018Charge of the transformers
Artificial intelligence is gathering steam on the back of increasingly sophisticated algorithms, greater and more widespread availability of Big Data
2 min read3 Jul 2018US fighter jets intercept Russian bombers off Alaska
The Russian TU-95 'Bear' bombers flew into a so-called Air Defence Identification Zone located about 200 miles off Alaska's west coast
1 min read12 May 2018Donald Trump reaches deal with Boeing on new presidential planes
Boeing says it is proud to build the next generation of Air Force One, providing American Presidents with a flying White House at outstanding value to taxpayers
2 min read28 Feb 2018US bomber flies with Japanese, Korean jets in show of force
The US deploys a B-1B Lancer bomber to the Korean peninsula as part of a joint exercise with South Korea involving 230 warplanes
1 min read6 Dec 2017Popular Topics
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