The Boeing B-52 strategic bomber is one of the longest-serving airplanes within the United States Air Force. Introduced in 1955, it took part in the Vietnam War and dropped thousands… Continue reading "Upgrade To Keep B-52 In Service for Another Decade"
The United States Air Force has introduced a new designation for digitally engineered equipment such as aircraft, satellites and munitions. The lowercase “e” will now be used to reflect the… Continue reading "USAF Introduces eSeries Digitally Engineered Equipment"
Drones are not uncommon over Idlib city. Indeed, it is strange for a day to go by with out their buzzing overhead throughout the day and night. These days, four… Continue reading "US Deploys R9X ‘Ninja’ Missile In Northern Syria Again"
Dr. Will Roper, the US Air Force’s top acquisition official, has announced that a full-scale flight demonstrator for the US Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance program has already been… Continue reading "Has the US Air Force’s Next Generation Fighter Prototype Already Flown?"
On 10th September, more than 50 aircraft from the USAF, USMC, Royal Air Force, and the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) participated in an exercise called Point Blank 20-04 which… Continue reading "Bombers & Marine F-35s join Point Blank 20-4 exercise over the North Sea"
The US Air Force has announced that an MQ-9 Reaper UAV has performed its second ever air-to-air engagement with an AIM-9X. The engagement took place during Advanced Battle Management System… Continue reading "Second Ever AIM-9X Launch By an MQ-9 Reaper"
At the end of August, the United States Air Force’s 5th bomb wing, consisting of B-52H Stratofortress Heavy bombers, began traveling to Ukraine to conduct mid-air training with the nation’s… Continue reading "USAF 5th Bomb Wing Travels to Ukraine to Train with Ukrainian Fighters"
The United States Air Force began delivering humanitarian aid to Beirut beginning on 6th August, after the devastating explosion in the Lybian capital. The U.S. Central Command is working closely… Continue reading "Humanitarian Aid Delivered to Beirut by U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster IIIs"
Dr. Mark Esper, US Secretary of Defense, has announced details of a plan to reposition 11,900 US troops currently stationed in Germany. During a press conference at the Pentagon, Secretary… Continue reading "Pentagon Proposes Removing 11,900 Troops From Germany"
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"