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Northrop Grumman is gearing up to produce the Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suite, or IVEWS, which will provide the modern electronic warfare protection the fighter has long needed, officials say.

The U.S. military conducted airstrikes against four boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Oct. 27, killing 14 people that the Trump administration alleges were engaged in drug smuggling, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on social media. It is the first time the U.S. ...

Gen. David W. Allvin completed two years as Chief of Staff, half the statutory tour length, but long enough, he says, to have made a mark on the Air Force.

Multiple Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers flew roughly 20 miles off the coast of Venezuela on Oct. 27 in the latest U.S. show of force aimed at Caracas and drug cartels from the Latin American country, Air & Space Forces Magazine has confirmed.

The Pentagon is significantly bolstering airpower near Venezuela, dispatching the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group to Latin America, it said in an Oct. 24 statement. The announcement came just hours after U.S. Air Force B-1 bombers and other U.S. assets flew near the Venezuelan ...

Three U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bombers flew off the coast of Venezuela Oct. 15 in a show of force, as the U.S. expands its military presence in the Caribbean.

A U.S. Air Force plane carrying Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth made an emergency landing Oct. 15 while the Pentagon chief was traveling in Europe, U.S. officials said.

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David A. Flosi is retiring following the unexpected death of his wife Katy last month, he announced in an email to the force Oct. 13.


The first flight of the Air Force’s YFQ-44 collaborative combat aircraft, which is being developed by Anduril Industries, will likely be delayed because of the ongoing government shutdown, the company’s founder said.

Air Force pilots are not flying enough, and the service must fix what has become a chronic issue and the myriad of factors that contribute to it, particularly a lack of spare parts, the nominee to become the next Chief of Staff of the Air ...

The Pentagon is downgrading a significant four-star Air Force command, turning the head of U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa into a three-star billet. The move is being carried out under Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s plan to reduce the number of senior military officers, ...

President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth addressed hundreds of senior military officials at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., and Air & Space Forces Magazine was there in the auditorium.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered generals and admirals from around the world to gather for an urgent meeting near Washington on Sept. 30. The exact reason for the gathering is unclear, even to many of the attendees, people familiar with the matter told Air ...

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.

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.