The Air Force on Dec. 28 released the final request for proposals to industry for the JSTARS recapitalization program. The RFP “includes all aspects of the system, including the airframe, radar, communication systems, and battle management command and control suite,”...

Maintainers at Fairchild AFB, Wash., noticed an issue with a KC-135 earlier this year and were able to stop it before it could have had a huge impact on the fleet. While working to fix a KC-135’s boom ruddervator torque...

The National Museum of Nuclear Science and History’s Heritage Park, in Albuquerque, N.M., opened a new exhibit featuring a reconstructed Peacekeeper ICBM in November. Volunteers from Kirtland AFB, N.M., have been working in their personal time over the past year...

A half century later, an Air Force Minuteman II motor functioned like new. In October, Air Force crews conducted a static fire live test of a 50-year-old Minuteman II motor. The test set a new record for oldest motor successfully...

Air Force Magazine will be available for sale at select Barnes & Noble stores around the country beginning in January. The Air Force Association worked with Ingram Periodicals, a publishing and distribution company in La Vergne, Tenn., to establish Air...