Testing Collaborative Combat Aircraft—the unmanned, autonomous aircraft that will fly alongside crewed fighters with the goal of beefing up the future Air Force fleet—will require an unprecedented integration of effort from engineers and operators, leaders of the service’s test enterprise said in a recent interview ...
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An F-35A Lightning II flown by Maj. Kristin Wolfe, 388th Fighter Wing F-35A Demonstration Team commander, performs a dedication pass during an airshow over Kleine Brogel Air Base, Belgium, Sept. 8, 2023.
The U.S. Air Force continues to bolster its forces in the Middle East after Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel, as F-15Es from RAF Lakenheath, U.K., arrived in the region Oct. 13.
Multiple B-1B Lancers arrived at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, on Oct. 12, kicking off a Bomber Task Force deployment amid high tensions across the globe. More than 100 Airmen accompanied the B-1s from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, on the deployment, the first Bomber Task Force ...
Airmen at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, shared how they used duct tape, sandbags, and the shirts off their backs to keep water from penetrating a critical data center during Typhoon Mawar.
A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 354th Fighter Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., have arrived in the Middle East as the U.S. has rushed airpower to the region after the surprise Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7. The A-10s will add to the ...
Italy, one of the F-35's biggest international partners, is expanding plans for how to use the fifth-generation fighter—and drawing lessons as it starts development of a sixth-gen aircraft, the Italian Air Force’s top officer said Oct. 12. Gen. Luca Goretti highlighted the interoperability and versatility of ...
The Air Force’s E-3 Sentry AWACS fleet is down to just 18 aircraft after the service completed its latest round of retirements at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., last month. The 13th and final AWACS airframe to be retired in fiscal 2023 left the base on ...
The KC-10 Extender took another step toward retirement last week, as the venerable tanker finished off its last ever overseas deployment. A KC-10 from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., conducted the aircraft’s final combat sortie from Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, on Oct. 3. The ...
