The F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter (JSF), is being developed by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company for the US Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps
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Malmstrom Air Force Base first to receive new MH-139 Grey Wolf helicopters
The MH-139A Gray Wolf is a variant of the Leonardo AW-139, specifically developed to respond to the needs of the USAF U.S. Air Force officials
Northrop Grumman AESA radar declared operational for U.S. Air National Guard F-16s
The SABR APG-83 is an Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) fire control radar. The U.S. Air Force has met Full Operational Capability (FOC) readiness for
U.S. Air Force performs first flight of MQ-9A Reaper with 8 Hellfire missiles
The MQ-9A Reaper is the first hunter-killer UAV designed for long-endurance, high-altitude surveillance. The US Air Force announced that on September 10, a General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper flew
E-4B “Doomsday Plane” Replacement Program RFP Delayed After ACAT 1D Designation
The Boeing E-4 Advanced Airborne Command Post (AACP), the current “Nightwatch” aircraft, is a strategic command and control military aircraft. The U.S. Air Force recently designated the Survivable Airborne Operations
A-10 Thunderbolt II
The A-10 Thunderbolt is also known as the Warthog, the ‘flying gun’ and the Tankbuster. The aircraft was used extensively during Operation Desert Storm, in
US DARPA conducts fourth major OFFSET Field Experiment
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has conducted the fourth Offensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) field experiment as part of its efforts to explore
Air Force to Try In-Flight Software Update
Updating software in flight? The Air Force may be close. One of the Pentagon’s key software development leaders said the Air Force is getting ready
Who is Secretly Building the USAF’s NGAD?
Secret NGAD Fighter Flies, Sets Records, Raises Lot Of Questions. Among the big questions surrounding the secret U.S. Air Force fighter-jet demonstrator revealed this week is: who
US Air Force has secretly built and flown a new fighter jet
NGAD is a new combat fighter jet project after 20 years. The U.S. Air Force’s disclosure that it has secretly built and flown a prototype