US Air Force backs Joby’s autonomous cargo aircraft with $37M commitment
Joby Aviation has secured additional US Air Force funding for its autonomous flight technology, bringing the service’s total…
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An acronym for the United States Air Force. Topics related to the USAF’s aircraft, operations, and personnel.
US Air Force divests three A-29 Super Tucanos after test pilot school trial
The US Air Force has divested the three A-29C Super Tucano turboprops assigned to its Test Pilot School…
US Air Force puts Lockheed Martin’s troubled hypersonic ARRW into production
The US Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $694 million contract to produce and field the AGM-183A…
US Air Force seeks to revive retired KC-10 tankers for North African nation
The US Air Force is seeking companies that can return up to four retired KC-10 Extender tankers to…
US Air Force withdraws all B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford base
The United States (US) has withdrawn all its Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers from the Royal Air Force’s…
F-16 crashes near Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany, pilot ejects
An F-16 fighter jet crashed near Spangdahlem Air Base, the US Air Force installation in Germany’s Eifel region,…
F-22 pilot receives USAF’s highest safety award after belly landing
The US Air Force has presented its highest flight safety award to an F-22 Raptor pilot who landed…
US Air Force retires EC-130H Compass Call after final Arizona flight
The final EC-130H Compass Call sortie was flown by the US Air Force on September 2, 2026, closing out more than four…
Boeing MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter cleared to guard US nuclear missile fields
The US Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) announced on August 31, 2026, that the Boeing MH-139A Grey Wolf reached initial…
US Air Force C-17 carried CIA director on secret Moscow trip
A United States Air Force (USAF) Boeing C-17A Globemaster III was tracked flying from Riga International Airport (RIX)…
Chinese national jailed for filming B-2 base under 1950 Truman order
A Chinese national has been sentenced to six months in federal custody for photographing Whiteman Air Force Base,…
US Air Force flies first robot-formed panel on storm-damaged C-17
A US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III recently sat unflyable for nearly 17 months because no supplier would build the tooling to…
US Air Force puts F-15EX and F-16 engine suppliers on notice
The US Air Force is preparing to open fighter engine production for the F-15EX Eagle II and F-16…
US Air Force ends nearly 50 years of A-10 flights at Davis-Monthan
The US Air Force flew the A-10C Thunderbolt II from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, for the final time on…
USAF ‘Franken-tanker’ KC-135 flies again with donor tail after Iraq collision
A US Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker that lost the upper portion of its vertical stabilizer in a mid-air collision over…
US Air Force selects Anduril and General Atomics to build CCA drone wingmen
The United States Air Force (USAF) has selected Anduril Industries and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) to build…
Operational pilot flies Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider during historic test flight
The United States Air Force (USAF) has confirmed that an operational pilot has flown a Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider…
US Air Force says KC-46 vision system is fixed, production rollout in 2028
The US Air Force believes the most persistent defect of the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus has finally been resolved,…