The Air Force has incurred an additional 10 aircraft losses while supporting operations in Afghanistan and Iraq since our first report on this topic last October, bringing the total number of airframes lost in those contingencies since 9/11 to 75,...

The first X-51A scramjet engine demonstrator vehicle arrived at Edwards AFB, Calif., on June 25. It is a static test unit that will be used in ground testing starting July 6 in preparation for the X-51A flight test phase this...

More than 250 persons came together June 26 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., for the dedication of a memorial to those who have served as tactical air control party (TACP) airmen. The front of the memorial, which is located outside of...

Air Force Reserve Command expects to stand up the 44th Fighter Group at Holloman AFB, N.M., by next January to work side-by-side with Holloman’s active duty 49th Fighter Wing under a classic association to operate and sustain the 40 F-22...

US Strategic Command is still interested having a so-called prompt global strike weapon by 2015. Global Security Newswire reported yesterday that fielding the notional long-range, non-nuclear weapon system, such as a Minuteman III ICBM armed with a conventional warhead, remains...

Production of the Air Force’s JASSM cruise missile may be terminated if its testing record does not improve, Bloomberg news wire service reported Tuesday. Lockheed Martin builds the missile and more than 600 of them have already been delivered to...

The 15th Reconnaissance Squadron at Creech AFB, Nev., reached another milestone in its MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicles operations in May by surpassing the 5,000 flight-hour mark for the first time in a single month. In total, the unit’s Predators...

July 27 will be a big day for the 12-nation strategic airlift capability consortium as it stands ready to activate the heavy airlift wing at Papa AB, Hungary, that will operate its three C-17 transports. It will also celebrate the...

June 28, 2009 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total YTD ISR 24 21 45 7,328 CAS/Armed Recon 12 74 86 17,276 Airlift 120 120 24,441 Air refueling 51 51 8,117 Total 302 57,132 OIF=Operation Iraqi Freedom OEF=Operation Enduring Freedom ISR=Intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance...