The Pentagon is replenishing GBU-57 bunker-buster bombs after their first combat use in Iran, while preparing to shift toward a next-generation penetrator weapon for future stealth bomber missions.
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The U.S. Air Force confirms Lot 17 F-35A fighters arrive with radars installed, countering earlier reports while modernization challenges continue.
A defense study warns the US Air Force needs hundreds more next-generation fighters and bombers to maintain deterrence against China and sustain combat readiness in future conflicts.
US Air Force fighter pilot salary is built from multiple components that together form total compensation
The US Air Force conducted a successful live-warhead test of the Rusty Dagger cruise missile, part of the Extended Range Attack Munition (ERAM) program, at Eglin Air Force Base near Valparaiso, Florida (VPS).
The U.S. Air Force is inviting contractors to support foreign pilot training across combat and transport roles using mixed aircraft and simulators.
The United States intensifies pressure on Canada to complete its purchase of 88 F-35 Lightning II stealth aircraft, or face consequences, amid tensions with the Trump administration.
The United States Air Force (USAF) operates one of the least visible yet most consequential aircraft in global aviation, the Boeing E-4B Nightwatch, often called the “Doomsday Plane.”
The US Air Force is adding real combat realism to Basic Military Training by building two mock airfields that allow trainees to work directly with operational aircraft and airfield systems.
The US Air Force plans to deploy a former Qatari Boeing 747-8i as a VC-25 bridge aircraft by 2026 to sustain presidential airlift operations.