Air Force

News and updates on global air forces, fighter jets, strategic bombers, aerial exercises, and air-to-air capabilities.

Leonardo to set up aerostructures joint venture by mid-year

ROME — Italian defense giant Leonardo aims to set up its long planned aerostructures joint venture with an unnamed partner by June,…

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Massive US Air Force warplane movements in Bulgaria raise stakes for Iran talks

BERLIN — Bulgaria’s Sofia International Airport briefly suspended civilian air operations twice over the weekend while a fleet of American…

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Last A-10 to Leave Depot, Maintenance Squadron to Deactivate

The Air Force will send off its final A-10 Thunderbolt II from depot maintenance this month and deactivate the unit that performs overhauls, upgrades,…

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Life or Death Over Yemen: How 2 F-16 Pilots Survived a Houthi SAMbush

About 15 seconds separated F-16 “Wild Weasel” pilots Lt. Col. William “Skate” Parks and Maj. Michael “Danger” Blea from life…

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National Guard team clinches award for clawed drone at Army competition

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Soldiers of the Army National Guard’s 28th Infantry Division snagged the award for Best Innovation at the…

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Transparency proponents meet Trump’s UAP disclosure tease with hope — and caution

Multiple officials who have been involved for years in influential U.S. government disclosure efforts said they’ll remain skeptical until the…

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New Paint Scheme for Air Force One, VIP Transport Fleet Revealed

The next “Air Force One” presidential aircraft and other planes in the Air Force’s VIP transport fleet will soon have…

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Air Force Delays F-15EX Deliveries to Kadena, Continues Rotational Deployments

The Air Force has delayed delivery of permanently stationed F-15EX Eagle II fighters to Kadena Air Base in Japan. An Air Force…

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Trump reveals US helicopter pilots were wounded in Maduro raid

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Feb. 13, 2026,…

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US Air Force buying more bunker-buster bombs after Iran nuclear strikes

The U.S. Air Force is buying more GBU-57, or the Massive Ordnance Penetrator, bunker-buster bombs from Boeing to replace the…

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