At least nine MQ-9s are deployed to Puerto Rico's Rafael Hernández Airport, each carrying between six and ten AGM-114 ...

The second B-21 Raider flight revealed mission systems built around open architecture, rapid software upgrades, and ...

Basic amenities wrapped in stealth give B-2 crews the stamina to steer America’s quietest bomber through forty-hour, ...

The United States Air Force enters FY26 with 42 combat-coded F-15C/Ds, 133 F-15Es, and 27 F-15EXs, although the portion available for day-to-day operations is smaller because the service distinguishes ...

The U.S. Air Force is buying two Boeing 747-8is from Lufthansa for training and spares as part of the delayed program to replace the current VC-25A “Air Force One” fleet, the service has confirmed to ...

The A-29C will be used both for training as part of the Test Pilot School’s curriculum and experimental testing of mission systems, avionics, sensors and weapons. The A-29C Super Tucanos of the U.S.

The US Air Force has awarded Boeing Defense Systems a task order valued at $2.04bn for the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement ...

More than a year after Anduril and General Atomics got R&D contracts, Northrop wins entry with a self-financed CCA.

A seven-ship dissimilar formation with B-2A, B-1B, B-52H, F-22A, F-15C, F-16C and A-10C showcased the Air Force’s capabilities at the Air and Sea Show in Miami Beach. In a ceremonial flypast during ...

The U.S. Air Force is closing out the week with a concert to commemorate its 77th birthday, which is on Sept. 18. The concert is slated for Friday at 7 p.m. at the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va.

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. The origins of the USAF lie in a decision made just four years after the Wright ...

A Draken International A-4 at Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina. Credit: U.S. Air Force AURORA, Colorado—The U.S. Air Force should increase its use of contracted adversary aircraft to provide more ...