Air Force

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

An A-10 taking part in Syria airstrikes sports ‘Metroid’ nose art

An Air Force chaplain prayed over an A-10, callsign “Samus,” before missions in December 2025. Air Force photo. This past…

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‘Exercise Sourdough’ — How the Air Force turned San Francisco into an urban evasion course

Airmen recently spent three days on the streets of San Francisco practicing how to avoid being captured as part of…

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National Guard pilot admits to landing Black Hawk helicopter to pick up elk antlers

The collection of ribbons military members wear on their uniform is sometimes called a “rack,” but a Montana National Guard…

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Airmen can now swap out the 2-mile run on both yearly fitness tests

The Air Force is no longer requiring airmen to complete a 2-mile run for at least one of their biannual…

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First naval missions in sight for Belgian SkyGuardian RPAS

Belgium’s newly delivered MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS) is expected to achieve its first operational deployment in 2026.…

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GE Aerospace delivers initial F110 engines for Turkish Kaan fighter as Ankara pursues follow-on order amid US export concerns

Negotiations are underway for a follow-on order covering 80 engines, it adds. The initial ten engines are likely to power…

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Space Force guardians graduate basic training in their own uniforms for the first time

Almost exactly 6 years after the Space Force was founded, a basic training class made history as the first to…

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South Korean firm to supply advanced displays for Air Force’s new F-15EX fighters

A South Korean defense technology firm will supply advanced cockpit displays for the U.S. Air Force’s new F-15EX Eagle II…

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Radar, other upgrades planned for experimental US Air Force AI fighter

The Air Force is upgrading its experimental, autonomous X-62 VISTA aircraft with new radar and other mission systems to expand its ability…

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Air Mobility Command head nominated to be next US Air Force vice chief

President Donald Trump on Monday nominated the head of Air Mobility Command, Gen. John Lamontagne, to be the Air Force’s next…

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