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.
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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.
The U.S. Air Force is reviving its Standoff Attack Weapon (SoAW) program, seeking an affordable air-launched cruise missile ready for fielding by 2033, backed by a record $11.36 billion missile procurement budget request for fiscal 2027.
The United States Air Force (USAF) confirmed that an A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft crashed near the Strait of Hormuz on April 3, 2026, amid escalating military operations in the Middle East.
The US Air Force’s rare and secretive NT-43A aircraft, known by its callsign RAT55, was spotted over Melbourne, Florida, ahead of NASA’s Artemis II lunar mission launch.
US to receive F-35 jets without radars due to APG-85 delays, impacting combat readiness and fleet capability planning.
The US Air Force plans a $16 billion Advanced Propulsion Acquisition Contract to speed up development of next generation aircraft engines and propulsion technologies.