An American MQ-9 Reaper drone crashed in northern Iraq on Jan. 18 as the U.S. continues to fend off attacks from Iran-backed militias, U.S. officials told Air & Space Forces Magazine. The MQ-9 was likely downed by an Iranian-provided surface-to-air missile fired by an Iranian-affiliated ...
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A handheld flashlight left inside an engine inlet of an F-35 fighter was sucked into the engine during a maintenance ground run at Luke Air Force Base in March 2023, causing nearly $4 million worth of damage, according to a new accident investigation report. The ...
B-1B Lancer flight operations from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., are still paused following a Jan. 4 crash of the bomber at the base, and the runway remains closed, the Air Force said. The scene has not been cleared and the runway is expected to ...
The new B-21 Raider bomber made its second ever confirmed test flight Jan. 17 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., just over two months after its first flight.
Three B-2 Spirit bombers made their return for the first Red Flag exercise of 2024 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., this week, alongside the U.K.’s Royal Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force. More than 30 units and 2,000 personnel are participating in ...
An F-15E Strike Eagle pilot was honored last week with the 2022 Mackay Trophy, awarded by the Air Force and the National Aeronautic Association for the year’s most meritorious flight. Maj. Stephen Keck was part of the 335th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, serving as the Defensive Counter-Air ...
U.S. and British forces have carried out airstrikes and sea-launched cruise missile attacks on nearly 30 locations in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, the Pentagon said Jan. 12, striking a dozen more sites than were previously revealed. All told, more than 150 precision munitions were employed ...
Forty-three days after a U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey crashed off the coast of Japan, the Pentagon has halted search and recovery operations, Air Force Special Operations Command announced Jan. 11. Of the eight Airmen killed in the crash, the remains of one, Maj. Eric ...
The Air Force has chosen Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. as the preferred location of a dozen new KC-46A Pegasus refueling aircraft. After an environmental impact analysis in 2025 and final approval, the base will welcome the fleet's arrival starting in 2029, set to ...
