U.S. Air Force (USAF)

By Brian Everstine
The pilot was able to eject before the crash on Oct. 19, 2022, and the F-35A was destroyed with an estimated loss of $166 million.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The country is developing a three-pronged strategy to accelerate the development of hypersonic missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Michael Bruno
Boeing is generating cash and on the way to meeting key promises made to investors, top managers asserted July 26.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting is President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the four-year-old command.
Space

By Brian Everstine
President Joe Biden has tapped Gen. David Allvin to become the next Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup Electra.aero has secured an investment from Statkraft Ventures, a fund that specializes in energy transition and clean technology.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
A long-known V-22 gearbox flaw caused the accident, the investigation found.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force’s Air Mobility Command (AMC) has conducted a successful test of the Rapid Dragon pallet system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The first operational problem tackled by the ABMS team quietly reached a milestone in June.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
U.S.-led training highlights how air operations must change to prepare for a potential conflict in the region.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
President Joe Biden has picked U.S. Navy Adm. Lisa Franchetti to lead the service, becoming the first woman to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Marine Corps has known since 2010 of a critical safety issue on its V-22 Osprey fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory space camera is inspired by a hunting dragonfly.
Space

By Tony Osborne
The U.S. is likely to join the coalition of NATO nations establishing training for Ukrainian pilots to fly the F-16 combat aircraft.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Brian Everstine
The service seeks shift from one-for-one replacement of KC-135s and C-17s to a series of aircraft, from the basic to the exquisite.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall says the House's addition of $558 million for the force's Adaptive Engine Transition Program is akin to "throwing money away."
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Royal United Services Institute military analyst Justin Bronk gave a blunt warning at the Global Air and Space Chiefs Conference on July 12 in London.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The Metrea Strategic Mobility-owned tanker offloaded nearly 90,000 lb. of fuel during 13 boom contacts with an RC-135 and E-3 during Exercise Resolute Hunter.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Steve Trimble
The “joint vision statement” stops short of a legal contract but commits the three E-7 buyers to develop new capabilities together.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup VerdeGo Aero and Germany’s Roder Prazision have developed a version of the SR305 diesel-cycle aeroengine for use in hybrid-electric powertrains.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
The U.S. Air Force plans to conduct additional test flights of drag reduction modifications to its Boeing C-17, KC-135 and Lockheed Martin C-130 aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Speaking at the Global Air and Space Chiefs' Conference, a Pratt & Whitney executive says it has 400 engineers working on a major upgrade for the F135 engine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Link Plumeria is now formally attached to the F/A-XX development project at the heart of the Navy’s Next Generation Air Dominance program.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris, Steve Trimble
A planned downselect announcement is expected in about three weeks for the program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force's former "chief futurist," retired Lt. Gen. Clinton Hinote, explains what the application of air power means today and how it may evolve.
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