Despite original plans to pursue several designs of the Next Generation Air Dominance fighter, only one will be chosen to enter engineering and manufacturing development next year, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said. Competition will continue after a winner is chosen, but only on the ...
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An MH-139A Grey Wolf lifts an Air Force Global Strike Command Detachment 7 special mission aviator into the air as part of live hoist testing April 26, 2023, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 413th Flight Test Squadron and...
The B-1 bomber could take over hypersonics testing from the B-52 with a new pylon designed by Boeing for very heavy weapons. The pylon could also sharply boost the B-1’s bomb-carrying capacity.
Eagle-eyed World War II buffs at the Wings over Wayne airshow in North Carolina this weekend will have their hands full trying to catch all the historical references packed on to the F-15E flagship of the 4th Fighter Wing. From the nose to the tail, the ...
The B-2 Spirit is returning to the skies, Air Force officials told Air & Space Forces Magazine. The first aircraft is projected to take off May 22 after a break in flying operations due to a safety pause. The return to flight was recently approved ...
The Air Force kicked off the process for selecting the contractor for its Next Generation Air Dominance fighter on May 18, releasing a classified solicitation to industry for Engineering and Manufacturing Development. In a release, the service said it hopes to award a contract by 2024.
A Russian warplane flew off the coast of Alaska during a large U.S. military exercise May 15—the second time Moscow’s military has gotten close to U.S. airspace in less than a week, according to the U.S. military.
A line of 21 C-5s, C-17s, and KC-10s rolled down the runway and into the skies over Travis Air Force Base, Calif. on May 12 in a “maximum aircraft generation event.” The impressive display of airpower came on the final day of a nearly two-week ...
An Oregon Air National Guard F-15 slid off the runway and into an irrigation canal at Kingsley Field, Ore., on May 15, but the pilot was able to walk away from the mishap with only minor injuries and has already been released from the hospital, ...
