2023 USAF & USSF Almanac: Leaders

The Air Force test-launches unarmed Minuteman III ICBM from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time on May. 21. The successful test saw the missile equipped with a single reentry vehicle traveling more than 4,200 miles at over 15,000 mph to strike a designated test site near…

Building spacecraft that can survive the heat of reentry by “sweating” a thermally protective layer of gas has been a dream of aerospace engineers for 50 years. Now an Air Force Research Laboratory grant aims to make that a reality....

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted a Boeing 747-8 jet from Qatar that President Donald Trump plans to use as Air Force One, the Pentagon said May 21.

The Air Force might want to buy more than the planned 100 B-21 bombers, particularly if the B-52J upgrade doesn't pan out, Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin told the Senate Armed Services Committee.

The Air Force has started planning modifications to the 747-8 to be gifted to the U.S. by Qatar into a suitable presidential transport, promising that the jet would meet all the basic requirements of the mission, Air Force Secretary Dr. Troy E. Meink said May 20.

The Space Force is facing a 14 percent cut to its civilian workforce due to the Trump administration’s broad push to shrink the number of civilians working for the defense establishment. Instead of anticipated growth in its workforce, the Space Force’s personnel have now shrunk significantly.

Air Force Reserve Command is running out of cash to give pilots the flying practice they need to stay ready for operations.

Pakistan's kill chain of Chinese-origin weapons was likely a bigger factor in shooting down an Indian fighter than the jets' relative strengths, an expert said.

McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., conducted a major relocation of its tanker fleet ahead of the severe weather impacting the Midwest and Southern United States through May 19.