The Air Force is studying whether a large flying wing-type stealth aircraft armed with dozens of air-to-air missiles could be an element of its future air superiority force, sources told Air & Space Forces Magazine.
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Getting Air Force readiness back where it needs to be—something new Secretary Troy E. Meink has quickly made one of his top priorities—will take parts, flying hours, maintainers, and new aircraft. But even if the service fills the funding accounts for those things in its ...
North American Aerospace Defense Command detected and tracked Russian warplanes flying in the Air Defense Identification Zone off the coast of Alaska on Sept. 24.
The Department-Level Exercise series, a massive wargame held across the Pacific this summer, taught Air Force leaders they need to pre-position supplies and delegate decisions to be effective in an Indo-Pacific fight.
The head of Air Force Special Operations Command said he has “complete confidence” in the safety of the CV-22 Osprey despite a delayed upgrade to the tiltrotor aircraft’s gearbox following a fatal November 2023 crash that temporarily grounded the fleet.
Winning future wars will require air dominance achieved through a blend of stealth, numbers, spectrum warfare, and an ability to swiftly adapt, Air Force and industry experts said at AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference.
When U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles moved to blunt Iran’s attack on Israel last year, they devised an unusual tactic: trying to blow Iranian drones out of the sky with laser-guided bombs.
Northrop Grumman is offering a revamped Model 437 aircraft as a “playground” testbed for developers of autonomy flight software, hoping to answer industry demand for more and faster testing of their technology.
The head of Air Mobility Command envisions just one type of aircraft will handle the Air Force’s strategic airlift needs when the venerable C-17 and C-5 transport jets are replaced, though the exact nature of that aircraft is yet to be determined.
