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US MQ-9 RPAs demonstrate new capabilities in multi-domain exercise Emerald Flag

1 November 2022

US Air Force Special Operations Command’s Remotely Piloted Aircraft enterprise participated in an Emerald Flag exercise in Oct. 17-20, using...

US Air Force reveal that the official rollout of the secretive B-21 will be December 2

20 October 2022

The US Air Force confirmed Oct. 20 it plans to reveal the B-21 Raider Dec. 2 during an unveiling ceremony...

New life for restored F-35 jet leads to valuable emergency training

20 October 2022

The 388th Maintenance Group recently hosted a first of its kind, F-35 crash recovery course here, using a newly-retired, now...

US Air Force releases new B-21 Raider artist rendering

7 July 2021

The Air Force released a new B-21 Raider artist rendering graphic with an accompanying fact sheet. As with past renderings, this...

Skyborg Autonomy Core System, the brain, has successful first flight aboard a Kratos UTAP-22

5 May 2021

The Skyborg leadership team conducted a two-hours and ten minute flight test April 29 of the Skyborg ACS – Autonomy...

USAF F-16C aircraft from 31st Fighter Wing arrive in Greece for exercise Iniochos 21

7 April 2021

U.S. Air Force Airmen and F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy, arrived...

Exercise Sky Shield II enables further interoperability training between USA, France and Qatar

16 March 2021

Members of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, 380th AEW, 332nd AEW, Qatar Emiri Air Force and French Air Force participated...

ISR platforms assigned to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing conducted rapid airpower movements in support of a USAF Central Agile Combat Employment

16 March 2021

Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance platforms assigned to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing conducted rapid airpower movements in support of a...

US strategic bombers B-2 land at Lajes Field to join historic BTF Europe

16 March 2021

U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit aircraft from the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, arrived at Lajes Field,...

US Air Force receives the first F-15EX

12 March 2021

The U.S. Air Force officially accepted the first F-15EX from the Boeing Co. March 10 at the company’s St. Louis...

US B-1B Lancer from Bomber Task Force leads ally, partner JTAC training in Norway and Sweden

9 March 2021

A U.S. B-1B Lancer from the 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, conducted a Bomber Task Force mission...

USAF exercise Red Flag 21-2 underway at Nellis AFB

9 March 2021

Exercise Red Flag 21-2 underway at Nellis AFB, one of the U.S. Air Force’s largest combat training exercises. The 57th...

The USAF Golden Horde Vanguard Collaborative Small Diameter Bombs

US Air Force Research Laboratory completes Golden Horde collaborative Small Diameter Bomb second flight test

6 March 2021

The US Air Force Golden Horde Vanguard program successfully completed a second flight test of its collaborative weapon technologies using...

US strategic bombers B-1Bs fly first mission from Norway

26 February 2021

U.S. B-1B Lancers, from the 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, flew their first Bomber Task Force mission...

Northrop Grumman marks five years of B-21 Raider progress with two aircraft in flow

22 February 2021

In just over two years since completing Critical Design Review (CDR), Northrop Grumman has brought its digital design of the...

US F-16 Fighting Falcon participated in an Agile Combat Employment exercise with Italian F-35As and Eurofighters

20 February 2021

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons and Airmen assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing participated in an Agile Combat Employment...

US Air Force names “Valkyries” first overseas and UK-based F-35A squadron

16 February 2021

The 48th Fighter Wing has selected a new nickname for the first U.S. Air Force overseas-based F-35A Lightning II squadron. The wing solicited help...

USAF C-17 Globemaster III the most versatile cargo aircraft embracing new, innovative software delivery approach

10 February 2021

The C-17 is widely considered to be the most versatile cargo aircraft and requires frequent software changes. To meet the...

US Air Force to boost critical BACN fleet with six more E-11A aircraft

10 February 2021

A Hanscom team awarded a $3.6 billion contract to Northrop Grumman Corp. for operations, sustainment, and support of the Battlefield Airborne Communication...