4+ hour, 5+ min ago   (898+ words) “A lot of things surprised me in a good way,” said Lt. Gen. Derek C. France, who completed his tour last month as Air Forces Central commander and the Combined Forces Air Component Commander for U.S. Central Command on…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (720+ words) One year into a new campaign to boost readiness rates for the B-1B Lancer and B-52H Stratofortress bombers, Air Force Global Strike Command is claiming some early wins and planning to forge ahead with more improvements. The Air Force no longer releases…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (677+ words) General Atomics has unveiled the first renderings of its Wildfire drone, which it plans to pitch for the Air Force’s hunt for a new, low-cost Massed Modular Aircraft. The images provide hints of the drone’s expected capabilities. One image shows…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1093+ words) Being right about hazardous conditions often means an upcoming flight is scrubbed. Being wrong about them, though, could cause helicopter engines to fail or send an aircrew flying into the side of a mountain. “Anybody can sit behind a desk…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (682+ words) After months of delays from a factory strike, the first F-15EX fighter jet the U.S. Air Force will permanently base overseas left Boeing’s facilities in St. Louis on Aug. 28. Eventually, the aircraft will fly to Kadena Air Base in Japan and join…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (514+ words) The Air Force’s decision to more than double its purchase of F-15EX Eagle II jets may bolster the service’s fighter fleet, but it also comes with risks and questions officials will have to manage in the years ahead, a new…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (438+ words) The Air Force’s new nuclear security helicopter, the MH-139A Grey Wolf, achieved initial operational capability in August—a significant milestone in the service’s effort to replace its Vietnam War-era UH-1N Hueys but years later than originally planned. In an Aug....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (754+ words) The Air Force has pulled a piece of testing equipment for its Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles after discovering some appeared to be contaminated with a possible carcinogen. The order to stop using the AN/PRM-10 test oscillator set came…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (320+ words) The 13th Fighter Squadron from Misawa Air Base, Japan, deployed its new F-35A fighters to a major exercise for the first time, sending them to Pacific Air Forces’ premier air combat training event: Red Flag-Alaska. It’s a key milestone in Misawa’s transition…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (418+ words) A 23-year-old Air Force civil engineer was among the eight people who were killed in a plane crash near a remote Alaskan radar site last week, officials announced Aug. 24. 2nd Lt. Leah A. Borsich was a member of the 611th Civil Engineer Squadron…...