The Qatari Boeing 747-8i aircraft gifted to the United States to serve as an interim Air Force One is now donning the…
Read More »U.S. Air Force
The Air Force has embraced new technical approaches like open mission systems and rapid software updates for cutting-edge aircraft like…
Read More »
A Congressional Research Service report released this month tallied 42 U.S. aircraft lost or damaged during Operation Epic Fury, the…
Read More »
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…
Read More »
There’s a growing consensus among experts, lawmakers, and Pentagon leaders that the Air Force should buy more than the planned…
Read More »
The Air Force’s budget request for fiscal 2027 also shows that it wants to begin development of an Air-Launched Ballistic…
Read More »
JOINT BASE ANACOSTIA-BOLLING, Washington—Airman 1st Class Rickey Newton’s muscles began to shake at the four-minute mark of his forearm plank…
Read More »
The Pentagon’s fiscal 2027 budget request seeks 85 F-35 Lightning II fighters across the joint force, up from 47 in fiscal 2026.…
Read More »
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…
Read More »
The Air Force and Space Force would both expand their ranks next year under the Pentagon’s proposed $1.5 trillion 2027…
Read More »