Correction

Correction

Nov. 17, 2020

The article “B-1 Structural Fatigue Test to End Next Year After Simulated 73 Years of Flying” (airforcemag.com, Nov. 17), was incorrect, as a result of information provided by the Air Force. The Air Force now reports the fatigue test will not end next year. The incorrect article has been removed from our website and a new story will be published when the Air Force can accurately answer pending queries.

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House Makes Moves to Block Pentagon from Canceling E-7 Wedgetail

July 15, 2025

House lawmakers are moving to keep the Air Force’s E-7 Wedgetail development program alive after the Pentagon announced plans to wind it down in the coming years.

F-15EX Fighters Deploy to Japan for Training as Kadena Prepares for New Jets

July 14, 2025

Two F-15EX Eagle II fighters arrived for training at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 12 as the base gears up to receive a permanent fleet of the jets.

Air Force: Test B-21s Could Fly Combat Missions, Northrop Can Expand Production at Plant 42

July 14, 2025

Expanded production of the B-21 bomber can be accomplished at Northrop Grumman's existing Palmdale, Calif., facilities, the Air Force said. The service also stated that test aircraft will be so similar to the production version that early examples could be used in combat if necessary.

House, Senate Unveil Competing Proposals for 2026 Budget

July 11, 2025

Lawmakers from the House and Senate laid out competing versions of the annual defense policy bill on July 11, with vastly different potential outcomes for some of the Air Force’s most embattled programs.

B-52 Bomber Task Force Kicks Off in Guam as Pacific Exercises Rev Up

July 11, 2025

The Air Force kicked off a bomber task force deployment to Guam coinciding with a large-scale USAF exercise in the region that is intended to reinforce deterrence against China.

USAF Moves F-16s from Japan to Korea, Clearing Way for F-35s

July 11, 2025

The Air Force permanently transferred F-16 fighter jets from Misawa Air Base in Japan to Osan Air Base in South Korea late last month, the next step in its transition to base F-35s in Japan. The move continues a modernization...

Air Force Senior Statesmen Make the Case for E-7, F-35, and Air Superiority

July 10, 2025

Air Force senior statesmen explained the reasons they jointly sent a letter to Congress urging restoration of the E-7 Wedgetail and more F-35s to the fiscal 2026 defense budget.

SOCOM Halves OA-1K Armed Overwatch Buy for 2026

July 10, 2025

U.S. Special Operations Command is once again slowing its purchases of the new OA-1K Skyraider II multipurpose counterinsurgency plane, as the Pentagon pivots its budget to prepare for a high-end conflict following two decades of wars in the Middle East.

DARPA Picks Bell Textron for New Runway-less Drone X-Plane

July 9, 2025

Bell Textron has won DARPA's contest for a no-runway, high-speed drone that will prove out technologies useful for special operations forces and possibly the Air Force's Agile Combat Employment concept. Bell's design converts a tiltrotor to a jet-powered aircraft able to fly at up to 450 knots.

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