The US Space Force (USSF) was created as a separate branch of the United States Air Force on December 20th, 2019. U.S. Air Force General John was Raymond appointed as… Continue reading "Space Force Lays Out its Organizational Structure"
It has been speculated for some time that the United States Air Force might start purchasing the F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft originally destined for Turkey. Through the official Defense… Continue reading "The US Air Force is Buying Turkish F-35 Fighters After Countries Removal from JSF Program"
The 931st Air Refueling Squadron and 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron had the opportunity to participate in a total force mission to test the capabilities of the new KC-46A Pegasus Aireal… Continue reading "KC-46 Pegasus Tanker Completes its First Aeromedical Evacuation Mission"
On 13 July, the US Air Force announced that it was awarding a contract worth nearly $1.2 billion to Boeing for the first lot of eight F-15EX fighter aircraft. The… Continue reading "US Air Force Awards Contract For First Batch Of F-15EX Fighters"
Calspan Corporation announced 8 July that it had been awarded a four year contract worth $14.1 million from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop full-scale air combat… Continue reading "Calspan To Modify L-39s For DARPA AI Dogfighting Experiment"
On 7 July, Northrop Grumman announced that the US Air Force had placed an initial order for the company’s latest LITENING advanced targeting pods. The targeting pods ordered will feature… Continue reading "US Air Force Orders Full-Color Imaging Litening Pods"
The United States Airforce is still anxiously waiting for the delivery of its new Boeing T-7 Red Hawk advanced trainer aircraft. In the interim, the USAF is considering leasing other… Continue reading "The USAF Might Possibly Lease Fighters that Lost the T-X Advanced Trainer Competition"
The US Army has announced the selection of a raft of systems to combat the threat of small drones which are proliferating on battlefields around the world. The new Counter-Small Unmanned… Continue reading "The US Army Announces the Selection of Interim Anti-Drone Systems"
Recent photos were released by the F-35 Joint Program Office that shows practice tests that were done between 2019 and 2020. The Pictures show an Air Force F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter dropping an unarmed B61-12 nuclear bomb.
The Air Force’s new series of Boeing KC-46 Pegasus Tankers are still being phased into several Air Force and Air force reserve wings. However, a recent delivery of two new… Continue reading "New KC-46 Pegasus Tanker Delivery Delayed Due to Fuel Tank Debris"