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Topics related to the United States Air Force, the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces.
How the F-35 became the most expensive fighter jet ever built
This article was originally published on October 12, 2020. The F-35 stealth fighter jet was supposed to be…
US Air Force awards Boeing with 5-year $91 million contract
Boeing has secured a 5-year, $91 million contract with the US Air Force which will allow the aircraft…
US sends surveillance aircraft over eastern Ukraine
The United States Air Force flew an E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) aircraft over eastern…
New contract to make Air Force One supersonic?
The United States Air Force awarded a new contract with Exosonic as a feasibility of Air Force One…
Air Force Two forced to turn around after hitting bird [Video]
Air Force Two, the plane carrying United States Vice President Mike Pence, was forced to turn around after…
USAF F-15 Eagle fighter jets take over Iceland airspace defense
A detachment of F-15C/D Eagles of the United States Air Force (USAF) was deployed to Keflavik Air Base,…
Hermeus partners with USAF to develop supersonic Air Force One
Hermeus, an aerospace company developing a Mach 5 aircraft, announced its partnership with the U.S. Air Force (USAF)…
U.S. and Australian aircrews assist in real-life Robinson rescue
Three sailors were stranded for three days on the tiny remote island of Pikelot, in the western Pacific…
Air Force One: how Boeing 747 became the VC-25A
This article was originally published on AeroTime News on August 23, 2019. Just recently, the United States Air…
USAF A-10 accidentally fires live rocket during training
A U.S. Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II accidentally fired an M156 air-to-ground rocket outside Tucson, Arizona. No injuries…
Private Mirage F1 makes maiden flight in the United States
Five years after its retirement from the French Armée de l’air, the Mirage F1 completed its maiden flight…
USAF deploys F-22 stealth jet in Qatar for the first time
For the first time, the United States Air Force deployed F-22 Raptor fighter jets on its base of…
US lawmakers seek to block Trump’s plans for Air Force One livery
U.S. President Donald Trump is eager to move ahead with his plans to change the iconic livery on…
Pentagon to review USAF certification of SpaceX launch vehicles
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy have fallen under scrutiny by the Pentagon, which has initiated a review…