Stephen Losey
Senior Reporter
Stephen Losey is the air warfare reporter for Defense News. He previously covered leadership and personnel issues at Air Force Times, and the Pentagon, special operations and air warfare at Military.com. He has traveled to the Middle East to cover U.S. Air Force operations.
All Stories By Stephen
Pentagon keeps commitment to Sentinel nuclear missile as costs balloon
Even a modified version of the Sentinel ICBM will be 81% more expensive than the program's original costs.
Air Force secretary: China, Russia could shoot down new JSTARS on day one of a war
Even a new version of the Air Force’s JSTARS battlefield management and control aircraft would be vulnerable to being shot out of the sky during the opening salvo of a conflict with Russia or China.
SOCOM boss: Adversaries are disabling Air Force gunships in Syria
Adversaries in Syria are attempting to use aggressive electronic warfare capabilities to disable the Air Force's gunships.
Information operations officers get their own school
Air Force officers in the newly formed 14F information operations career field will get their own technical training school in late fiscal 2019.
Air Force announces official retirement date for iconic MQ-1 Predator drone
The Air Force will officially retire its iconic, groundbreaking — and controversial ― MQ-1 Predator on March 9.
Virtual skies: Air Force hopes ‘fun’ tech transforms pilot learning
When 15 officers and five enlisted airmen convene next month in Austin, Texas, for the Air Force’s new Pilot Training Next program, they could help create a cutting-edge method of teaching airmen to fly ― one that uses advanced biometrics, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality systems such as the Oculus Rift.
Three of five JSTARS damaged in engine mishap back in action
Three of the five E-8C reconnaissance airplanes that were damaged in an engine mishap Dec. 19 have resumed mission-ready status.
Go cyber: Airmen can earn cash and promotions, get set up for civilian life
The Air Force doesn’t want to be next on the infamous list of major cyberattacks. And that spells opportunities for airmen who are interested in scoring bonuses and retention pay, retraining opportunities, and perhaps even a better shot at getting a promotion.
A new Compass Call: The Air Force is replacing its Vietnam-era electronic warfare planes
It's one of the lesser-known, but most important, weapons in the fight against the Islamic State: The EC-130H Compass Call, a suite of complex communication-jamming systems, stuffed into aging cargo planes that date back to the Vietnam War.
Air Force general tapped to run NSA codebreaker unit
Maj. Gen. Mark Westergren will be the next deputy chief of the National Security Agency's Central Security Service.
