An MQ-9 Reaper crashed at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on Feb. 20, but the Air Force said it was not downed by hostile fire. The Reaper, assigned to the 451st Air Expeditionary Group, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, crashed about 9 p.m....

The US and Russia on Monday announced an agreement to end fighting in Syria, though warring parties have until Friday to end hostilities. Under the agreement, all groups in Syria, including the Syrian government, must confirm to the US or...

The T-100 trainer is back in the running for the Air Force’s T-X trainer competition, this time with a team headed by Raytheon. Raytheon and Finmeccanica officials, speaking at a Washington, D.C., press conference Monday, said the T-100 will offer...

Raytheon and Finmeccanica officials, talking up their new partnership offering the T-100 trainer for USAF’s T-X competition, said the aircraft is already plumbed for aerial refueling. However, it is equipped for Navy-style probe-and-drogue re?fueling, and USAF wants a boom-type refueling...

Several maintainers were recognized recently for saving the aircrew of an F-15E Strike Eagle that caught fire shortly after landing at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, last year. The F-15 deployed from Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, suffered a hydraulic leak, which ignited...

The Air Force launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg AFB, Calif., on Feb. 21 for an operational test, according to a press release. A team from the 91st Missile Wing at Minot AFB, N.D.; the 625th...

The C-130 depot maintenance line rush-ordered several wing sets to support accelerated life extensions of the high-demand MC-130H Combat Talon II for Air Force Special Operations Command. Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex in Georgia enlisted help from the 309th Aerospace...

KC-135 tankers forward deployed to Istres, France, this week to continue supporting French military operations in northern and western Africa, US Air Forces Europe-Air Forces Africa announced. Air Force tankers have flown more than 750 flights, refueling more than 2,900...

The Pentagon is investigating claims that two Serbian captives were killed in an airstrike on an ISIS training camp in Libya on Feb. 19. Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Saturday two Serbian embassy staffers, who were taken captive...