The US Air Force has confirmed that its target of 100 B-21 Raider bombers remains unchanged despite a 25 percent increase in annual production capacity.
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The US Air Force Reserve Command is pushing to acquire surplus F-15E Strike Eagles and new F-15EX Eagle II fighters to replace retiring aircraft. Lt. Gen. John P. Healy aims to end a 14-year pattern of divesting aircraft without recapitalization.
Unlike commercial airplanes, where unit cost drops as production increases, many military aircraft are built in small numbers.
Bulgarian investigative journalists tracked more than 120 US Air Force aircraft crossing the Atlantic within days.
The United States Air Force (USAF) has deployed six Boeing E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft to forward locations in Europe, signaling a major airpower buildup linked to rising tensions with Iran.
A U.S. Air Force C-32A jet now flies in a new executive paint scheme, marking the start of fleetwide modernization for government transport aircraft.
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.
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