Air Force Chief Gen. David Allvin to retire in surprise move
Gen. David Allvin will step down "on or about Nov. 1," the Air Force announced today, but will remain in his post "until a replacement is confirmed."
Pentagon chiefs eye Ukraine’s surprise drone strike with anxiety – and envy
Service leaders worry about base defense, but Gen. David Allvin also asked, "Why don't we think about including that in our Air Force and doing like the Ukrainians do?”
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Video: The Weekly Break Out Episode 18: An exclusive with Air Force Gen. David Allvin
Air Warfare Reporter Michael Marrow dives into his recent one-on-one with the senior Air Force leader.
EXCLUSIVE: Allvin says Air Force must grow, even at ‘expense’ of other services
In an interview with Breaking Defense, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin argues the Air Force is most apt for an Indo-Pacific fight relative to other services.
KC-46 refueling vision system fix delayed to 2027
The new timeline is a setback for the beleaguered tanker, whose deliveries have been halted since February.
Air Force picks Beale to host CCA drone wingmen ‘aircraft readiness unit,’ begins ground testing
The service is expected to oversee a fly-off between contenders General Atomics and Anduril this summer.
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‘Blatant disregard’: Air Force, Senate panel face off over infrastructure spending
“We’ve got too much infrastructure, and oh, by the way, Congress passed a law that said they're going to expect us to pay double for that excess infrastructure that we don't want. We’ve got to fight that,” said Gen. David Allvin.
‘No smoke and mirrors’ with Boeing’s NGAD win, executive says
“We’ve been flying a prototype for quite some time,” said Steve Parker, Boeing’s interim defense unit CEO. “And we won the program. So that is a maturity stamp that I’ll give you right then and there.”
Boeing wins Air Force contract for NGAD next-gen fighter, dubbed F-47
Boeing's selection to produce the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter is a game-changer for the company's challenged defense arm.
Empty seats as Air Force limits AFA attendance, in line with ‘spirit’ of DOGE orders
“I think the question is whether this is a temporary thing, or whether it becomes permanent,” one industry official told Breaking Defense.
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Allvin: It’s make or break time. America needs more Air Force.
In an exclusive for Breaking Defense, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin makes the case for why the US needs to invest in the future of his service.
Trump administration inherits Air Force funding hurdle: 2025 preview
With Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy set to co-lead a commission that could recommend cuts to the Pentagon, many previously unthinkable options may be on the table for the US Air Force as the second Trump administration takes over Washington.
A year of next-gen fighter doubts for the Air Force: 2024 in review
This was supposed to be the year that the Air Force selected a winning vendor to build its next-gen fighter. Then reality set in.
‘Everybody’s going to have to figure this out’: Army, Air Force debate base defense amid new threats
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall recently suggested his service could take over the task of defending its air bases from the Army, as long as adequate funding was provided.