F-35 fighters from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, have deployed to Kadena Air Base, Japan, giving the strategically located base more fifth-generation airpower.
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U.S. Air Force B-52s are headed to Europe for a Bomber Task Force rotation, Air & Space Forces Magazine confirmed Nov. 5. The deployment is separate from the six B-52s that deployed to the Middle East this weekend to deter Iran and its proxies.
The Air Force cannot afford its three marquee air combat and mobility programs simultaneously, but should be given the resources to do so, Secretary Frank Kendall said.
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said he'd be “comfortable’ with the service taking over the air base defense mission from the Army, provided it was given the resources and manpower to do so. The Army has been slow to devote the resources and attention needed ...
A B-1 bomber from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., joined 10 Allied fighters from the U.S., Japan, and South Korea on Nov. 3 in a show of force just days after North Korea tested an intercontinental ballistic missile. China, meanwhile, countered with its own wave ...
U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bombers have arrived in the Middle East to deter Iran and its proxies, the U.S. military announced Nov. 3. It is the first time that B-52s have deployed to a base in the region since 2019.
KC-46 aerial tankers from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., landed in the Middle East in early October for the refueler’s first ever operational deployment.
The Air Force is looking to Collaborative Combat Aircraft to not only achieve affordable mass for air superiority, but as a model to shift acquisition emphasis from sustainment to design.
A nation that budgets more than $840 billion for national defense has reason to believe it is well-insured. But circumstances change. What was good enough before may not be good enough for long.

