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DefenseNews.com • Lara Seligman

Air Force Secretary warns that canceling B-21 Raider contract would drive cost and schedule penalties

As Sen. John McCain renews opposition to the Air Force’s B-21 next-generation bomber, service secretary Deborah Lee James warns that terminating the contract would impose both dollar and time costs. The warning frames the program as one where disruption would compound delivery and fielding risk.

2026-04-27T17:49:17.762459-07:00
Israel   Military Aircraft Procurement   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Policy  
DefenseNews.com • Barbara Opall-Rome

Israel Air Force Chief Sings F-35's Praises, But Warns of Growing Missile Threat

By DefenseNews.com: Israel’s top Air Force officer on Tuesday praised the “revolutionary” operational potential of its new fifth-generation fighter – the F-35 Adir – yet warned that growing anti-aircraft threats could mean that part of its fourth-generation force could be downed in combat.

2026-04-27T15:49:14.466202-07:00
North America   Military Aircraft Procurement   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Policy  
DefenseNews.com • Valerie Insinna

How the US Air Force is assembling its northernmost F-35 squadron amid a pandemic

By DefenseNews.com: There are strategic benefits to being the U.S. Air Force’s northernmost fighter squadron, starting with access to any location in Europe or the Asia-Pacific region.

Also: DVIDS / U.S. DoD
2026-04-27T15:20:15.074170-07:00