President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday with a high-profile delegation of American business leaders, including Tesla chief Elon Musk and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
US Air Force One
Air Force One’s press pool meals reviewed: beef ragu, lobster salad, and a cookie that stole the show on presidential flights.
USAF completes VC-25B Bridge Air Force One testing; L3Harris-modified Boeing 747-8 set for summer 2026 operational debut.
USAF rescues downed F-15E crew from Iran in $300M CSAR mission, first combat pilot rescue in 27 years since Serbia ops.
USAF plans $1.7 billion investment to modernize B-1B Lancer and B-2 Spirit bombers, extending service life as B-21 Raider production ramps up.
USAF more than doubles F-15EX buy to 267 jets in FY2027 budget, replacing aging F-15E Strike Eagles with Boeing’s latest Eagle II.
The United States Air Force has begun flight testing a Boeing 747-8i donated by Qatar to serve as an interim Air Force One amid delays in the VC-25B program.
The United States Air Force (USAF) has awarded a $29.7 million contract to startup Beehive Industries to develop compact, disposable jet engines designed for drones and precision munitions.
A USAF wargame finds current modernization plans insufficient to defeat a Chinese Taiwan invasion by 2035. F-47 and B-21 key to any viable strategy.
Using the latest figures from Global Firepower as of March 2026, we can rank the world’s air forces by total aircraft.