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Valerie Insinna

Valerie Insinna

Air Warfare Reporter at Defense News

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Author Valerie Insinna | Defense News

Valerie Insinna is Defense News’ air warfare reporter. She previously worked the Navy/congressional beats for Defense Daily, which followed almost three years as a staff writer for National Defense Magazine. Prior to that, she worked as an editorial assistant for the Tokyo Shimbun’s Washington burea…
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The new US Air Force secretary wants to ‘scare China’

Less than three weeks into his term as Air Force secretary, Frank Kendall has big plans for the service.
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The Taliban have access to US military aircraft. Now what happens?

Numerous photos have surfaced on social media of Taliban fighters posing with Black Hawk helicopters, A-29 attack planes and other aircraft from the Afghan air force fleet.
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Red 6 lands contract to put augmented reality on a T-38 training jet

After integration on a T-38 is complete, a fourth-gen fighter will be next in line.
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The Pentagon is exploring its options for a more efficient and powe...

Upgrades and new engine tech are under development, but will the military have the money?
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After latest flight test failure, US Air Force hopes to keep first ...

The AGM-183A program still needs to complete booster and all-up round flight testing before the Air Force will approve production of the new hypersonic weapon.
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Air Force to delay production of Grey Wolf helicopter

It’s taking longer than expected for the Boeing-made helicopter to move through FAA airworthiness testing.
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Kendall confirmed as Air Force secretary after senators lift proced...

Kendall could be sworn in as the Air Force and Space Force’s top civilian official as soon as Tuesday.
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Senate policy bill rejects Air Force request to send some A-10s in ...

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s version of the FY22 defense policy bill would guardrails on the number of fighters, C-130s and B-1s the Air Force can retire.
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Path for DARPA tech to become part of military’s JADC2 enterprise s...

“What we’re really talking about ... is buying bodies,” the head of DARPA’s Strategic Technology Office said.
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To afford next-gen combat aircraft, the US Air Force will make cuts...

The Air Force plans to drop from 60 to 56 MQ-9 Reaper combat lines in fiscal 2022 as the U.S. military decreases its presence in the Middle East.
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The number of major F-35 flaws is shrinking, but the Pentagon is ke...

The F-35 program currently has 857 deficiencies, but only seven are considered “critical.”
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The Air Force gives a green light for the KC-46 to start limited re...

The KC-46 will be permitted to use its centerline drogue system to refuel aircraft for U.S. Transportation Command.
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House appropriators want to shave $44M off Air Force’s flagship hyp...

Lawmakers said the flight test program had become “increasingly delayed and compressed,” leading to larger risk of concurrency.
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How two F-16s from the US Air Force’s ‘boneyard’ will find a second...

From a collection of dismantled F-16s parts, the Air Force hopes to build a “digital twin” of the jet.
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Why America could lose its next war

Denying China and Russia a path to victory will require the Pentagon to revisit its planning assumptions and increase forces and capabilities.
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Watchdog group finds F-35 sustainment costs could be headed off aff...

By 2036, F-35 sustainment costs could exceed the U.S. military’s affordability parameters by $6 billion per year.
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Raytheon wins $2B contract for new nuclear cruise missile

Raytheon Technologies will move the Long Range Standoff Missile into the next phase of development.
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Lockheed’s F-35 topples competition in Swiss fighter contest

The F-35 beat out the Eurofighter Typhoon, Dassault Rafale and Boeing’s Super Hornet.
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Skyborg makes its second flight, this time autonomously piloting Ge...

With Skyborg, the U.S. Air Force hopes to build an autonomy system that can pilot drones and work with human fighter pilots.