Hackernews posts about The Air Force

The Air Force is a branch of the United States military responsible for protecting the nation's interests through airpower and space operations.

1. Boeing overcharged the U.S. Air Force 8,000% above market for soap dispensers (www.reuters.com)
   148 points by lr0 about 17 hours ago | 124 comments
2. The US Air Force may have shot down an amateur radio pico balloon over Canada (www.rtl-sdr.com)
   165 points by upofadown almost 2 years ago | 166 comments
3. The US Air Force successfully tested AI-controlled jet fighter (arstechnica.com)
   85 points by a-human almost 2 years ago | 90 comments
4. The Air Force has loosened its restrictions on body fat for new recruits (www.airforcetimes.com)
   57 points by fortran77 over 1 year ago | 125 comments
5. The Mexican Air Force no longer has any fighter aircraft in its inventory (2016) (www.thedrive.com)
   33 points by thunderbong about 1 year ago | 58 comments
6. the US Air Force's Plan to Stop the Earth Rotating (www.iflscience.com)
   26 points by deadbunny over 1 year ago | 22 comments
7. As the US Air Force fleet keeps shrinking, can it still win wars? (www.defensenews.com)
   21 points by jseliger 7 months ago | 45 comments
8. The A-10 is retiring and the Air Force has no close air support replacement (taskandpurpose.com)
   18 points by clouddrover over 1 year ago | 44 comments
9. The US Air Force Is Moving Fast on AI-Piloted Fighter Jets (www.wired.com)
   17 points by bookofjoe over 1 year ago | 1 comments
10. Navy Carrier-Based Drones Will Be Able to Be Controlled by the Air Force (www.thedrive.com)
    14 points by clouddrover over 1 year ago | 4 comments
11. the US Air Force wants $5.8B to build 1k AI-driven unmanned combat aircraft
    4 points by bhanu_n about 1 year ago | 3 comments
12. The US Air Force sent F-35s to defend NATO. Here’s what it learned (www.airforcetimes.com)
    4 points by clouddrover over 1 year ago | 1 comments
13. AI-powered fighter jet took the Air Force's leader for a historic ride (apnews.com)
    4 points by giuliomagnifico 7 months ago | discuss
14. Boeing's now lost more than $2B on the new Air Force One planes (www.businessinsider.com)
    3 points by my12parsecs about 1 year ago | 1 comments
15. This might be the Air Force’s air-to-air tanker of the future (taskandpurpose.com)
    3 points by PaulHoule over 1 year ago | 1 comments
16. The Air Force May Have Shot Down a Wholesome Ham Radio Balloon (www.popularmechanics.com)
    3 points by rmason almost 2 years ago | discuss
17. Why the Air Force Shot Down a US Weather Balloon (www.moonofalabama.org)
    3 points by fsagx almost 2 years ago | discuss
18. Maintainers: The stars of the US Air Force (Featuring the F-16) (2022) (www.youtube.com)
    2 points by CHB0403085482 9 months ago | 2 comments
19. the US Air Force tested an AI enabled drone (twitter.com)
    2 points by eecc over 1 year ago | 2 comments
20. Flawed metal and communication: Breaking down the Air Force's fatal Osprey crash (theaircurrent.com)
    2 points by belter 3 months ago | discuss
21. Department of the Air Force Scheduled to Launch Seventh X-37B Mission (www.spaceforce.mil)
    2 points by freedude about 1 year ago | discuss
22. Professor Developing ‘Freeze Ray’ Technology for the Air Force (news.virginia.edu)
    2 points by giuliomagnifico about 1 year ago | discuss
23. The Air Force Is Fast-Tracking a Blended Wing Body Jet to Fly in Just 4 Years (www.popularmechanics.com)
    2 points by thunderbong about 1 year ago | discuss
24. The Air Force’s top recruiter is personally reviewing recruits’ hand tattoos (taskandpurpose.com)
    2 points by xrayarx almost 2 years ago | discuss
25. Why the Air Force put Kubernetes in an F-16 (gcn.com)
    2 points by agomez314 almost 2 years ago | discuss
26. the US Air Force wants $5.8B to build 1k AI-driven unmanned combat aircraft (www.businessinsider.com)
    1 points by Brajeshwar about 1 year ago | 1 comments
27. An AI-controlled fighter jet took the Air Force leader for a historic ride (apnews.com)
    1 points by marban 7 months ago | discuss
28. The Air Force Bought a Surveillance-Focused AI Chatbot (www.404media.co)
    1 points by leeny 8 months ago | discuss
29. The Air Force Built One of the Fastest Computers Out of PlayStations (www.wearethemighty.com)
    1 points by thunderbong about 1 year ago | discuss
30. The Air Force wants $6B to build a fleet of AI-controlled drones (www.engadget.com)
    1 points by elorant about 1 year ago | discuss
31. Icarus on the Air Force Command Building in Belgrade, Serbia (www.atlasobscura.com)
    1 points by chillycurve over 1 year ago | discuss