An Air Force Thunderbird F-16 crashed in 2025 when its engine blew up, as did a training jet in New…
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NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Air Force depots are not typically meant for quick repair jobs—aircraft can stay in depot for weeks and…
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The Air Force is planning to award Northrop Grumman a contract that could allow the RQ-4 Global Hawk to keep flying into…
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LONDON—When Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach became Chief of Staff of the Air Force in November 2025, he coined a simple…
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Depot-level maintenance took longer than expected for nearly three-quarters of Air Force aircraft from fiscal 2019-2024, according to a new report, as unplanned repairs rise across the aging fleet. The report, from…
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