Greg Hadley

Based on its current modernization trajectory, the U.S. Air Force would not be able to repel a Chinese invasion of Taiwan in 2035 or launch strategic attacks in the ensuing conflict, according to analysis of a new unclassified wargame.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth claimed “a historic military victory” after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire late April 7, even as he and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Dan Caine said American forces will remain “ready” to resume operations should the ceasefire expire without a longer peace deal. 

The Air Force is asking for nearly $1 billion in fiscal 2027 to start buying Collaborative Combat Aircraft in earnest, as a production decision on which semi-autonomous drones to buy looms. 

President Donald Trump’s administration is seeking a record-breaking $1.5 trillion defense budget for fiscal 2027—and projecting a $1.28 trillion topline in 2028.

Nearly 90 Airmen and Guardians died by suicide in 2024, according to the Pentagon's annual suicide report released March 31—about a nine percent decrease from 2023.

Early Lessons of Epic Fury  USAF, USSF Lead in Biggest Air Campaign Since 2003. With contributions from Courtney Albon, Matt Cox, Stephen Losey, and Todd South W hen the U.S. and Israel launched strikes against hundreds of targets in Iran...

Pentagon leaders, eager to move fast and avoid pitfalls that have plagued defense acquisition in the past, are handing authorities and oversight for some of their biggest programs to officers outside the traditional structure. But the Air Force and Space Force four-stars given those responsibilities say they don’t intend their jobs to be a permanent change to the system.

The Air Force may have used a secretive intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance drone over Venezuela earlier this year. Now, observers think they may have spotted an even more classified aircraft amid operations in Iran. 

Unauthorized drones flew over Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, home of a B-52 bomber wing, multiple times last week, Air & Space Forces Magazine has confirmed. The incident highlights the persistent, vexing threat that small drones present to military installations.

For nearly five minutes, Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, described in detail how the bomber fleet is playing a key role in Operation Epic Fury and how the Airmen who operate that fleet do their jobs.

Russian warplanes are flying near the U.S. and Canada at a rate “above historical norms,” the head of U.S. Northern Command and NORAD said this week in written and verbal testimony to Congress. 

The Air Force is deferring parts of the B-52's radar upgrade and plans to start outfitting two Stratofortresses with new engines for testing in fiscal 2027, according to a new Pentagon report, as the service strives to keep the bomber’s modernization on track. 

Aviation enthusiasts were treated to a historic sight March 10 over Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.—the Air Force’s new B-21 bomber flying alongside its veteran, Eisenhower-era KC-135 aerial tanker.

When you check the weather, the forecast projects the chance of rain based on barometric pressure, wind, humidity, and other factors. Now the Air Force Safety Center is offering a way to forecast accident risks, a dashboard intended to help mitigate against factors that historically indicate higher ...

In a rare letter to the entire force, Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach is telling Airmen to stay ready to support Operation Epic Fury, the massive U.S. operation against Iran.