First C-135 Joins the Military Air Transport Service

June 9, 1961

Military Air Transport Service accepts delivery of the first C-135 Stratolifter, introducing jet cargo aircraft into the MATS fleet.

Cape Canaveral ‘Mission Capable’ After Blue Origin Rocket Explosion

May 29, 2026

Officials at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., said the range is “fully mission capable” to support launches following a major May 28 mishap involving Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket.

Air Force Lifts Pause on T-38 Flights, Jets to Fly After Inspections

May 29, 2026

The Air Force has begun inspecting T-38 Talons as it works to get its fleet of trainer jets back in the air. The first aircraft could be flying again within days.

Space Force Gives SpaceX $4.2B for Satellites to Track Airborne Targets

May 29, 2026

The Space Force awarded SpaceX a $4.16 billion contract on May 29 to build a constellation of satellites that can sense and track airborne targets from orbit.

Lawmakers Want USAF to Move Faster in Arming Tankers with Active Defenses

May 29, 2026

Lawmakers drafting the 2027 defense policy bill worry the Air Force is not moving fast enough to arm its tanker fleet with new protection systems capable of defeating incoming missile threats.

F-35 Airmen Decorated for Combat Ops in Midnight Hammer and Rough Rider

May 29, 2026

More than a dozen Air Force personnel were decorated with some of the service's highest awards for their actions in combat operations in the Middle East last year while assigned to the 388th Fighter Wing.

Vance to USAFA Grads: AI Changes Warfare, But Not Who Makes Decisions

May 28, 2026

Vice President JD Vance urged new graduates from the U.S. Air Force Academy to be ready to adapt in an unpredictable era—and made the case that artificial intelligence cannot replace humans in making the most important decisions on the battlefield.

Northrop: Faster B-21 Production Allows Air Force to Consider a Bigger Fleet

May 28, 2026

Northrop Grumman hopes its efforts to make more B-21 Raiders faster will encourage the Air Force to expand the final fleet size of the advanced stealth bomber.

Hypersonic Startup Nabs Contract For High-Speed Drone Testing

May 28, 2026

Venture capital-backed aircraft startup Hermeus announced May 28 its Quarterhorse unmanned aircraft will conduct a series of flight tests with the Defense Innovation Unit over the next few years.

First Airman Graduates from Army’s New Jungle School, with More to Follow

May 28, 2026

The U.S. military’s newest jungle school has been an “embrace the suck” course for Marines and Soldiers since opening in January—not anymore. Staff Sgt. Duchaine Paul just became the first Airmen to graduate the rebooted jungle warfare course in the punishing Panamanian jungle.

First C-135 Joins the Military Air Transport Service

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