A Congressional Research Service report released this month tallied 42 U.S. aircraft lost or damaged during Operation Epic Fury, the…
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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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There’s a growing consensus among experts, lawmakers, and Pentagon leaders that the Air Force should buy more than the planned…
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The Air Force’s budget request for fiscal 2027 also shows that it wants to begin development of an Air-Launched Ballistic…
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JOINT BASE ANACOSTIA-BOLLING, Washington—Airman 1st Class Rickey Newton’s muscles began to shake at the four-minute mark of his forearm plank…
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The Pentagon’s fiscal 2027 budget request seeks 85 F-35 Lightning II fighters across the joint force, up from 47 in fiscal 2026.…
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The Air Force is planning to invest nearly $1.7 billion to continue modernizing the B-1B Lancer and B-2 Spirit bombers over the next five…
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The Air Force and Space Force would both expand their ranks next year under the Pentagon’s proposed $1.5 trillion 2027…
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U.S. Air Force airmen operated a semiautonomous jet-powered combat drone in a series of sorties recently, boosting the service’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program. The…
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For the third consecutive year, the Air Force hit its active recruiting target—a turnaround since 2023, when the Air Force Recruiting Service fell…
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