Air & Space Forces Magazine

When Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman addressed the graduating class of the Air Force Weapons School on June 13, he quietly put on display the new Space Force mess dress uniform.

The new black-tie formal garb will begin wear tests this fall, a Department of the Air Force spokesperson told Air & Space Forces Magazine. Volunteers for the wear tests ...

As the Space Force develops options to respond to real-time threats in orbit, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking for technology that could support those efforts and expand the scope of gap-filler capabilities the U.S. military can leverage in a crisis. 

The agency

The Department of the Air Force has released new guidance for the policy that directs chaplains to remove rank insignia from their uniforms, an update that directs Airmen and Guardians to treat chaplains as they always have—as commissioned officers.

The

BRUSSELS—Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told NATO on June 18 that the U.S. is embarking on a sweeping review of the American military presence in Europe. He also warned that the U.S. would cut funds to the alliance’s operating budget if allies did not fulfill their commitment to boost military spending.

The assessment, which will take up to...

With key members of Congress wavering on the possibility of a $350 billion defense reconciliation bill, defense experts told Air & Space Forces Magazine that the Pentagon is likely drawing up budget backup plans—but such plans would face hard choices between high-end weapons and low-cost drones and other programs in U.S. military’s autonomous arsenal.

The Defen...