EF-111A Prototype Makes First Flight

March 10, 1977

The prototype Grumman EF-111A airborne tactical jamming platform for the Air Force is flown for the first time at the company’s Calverton, Long Island, N.Y., factory.

KC-46 Mission Capable Rates Slipped Further from Goal in 2024

Feb. 7, 2025

The KC-46A Pegasus aerial tanker still isn’t meeting required mission capable rates, mostly due to parts shortages, and other significant problems are still being remedied, the Pentagon’s test director said in a new report.

USAF Flies More Detained Migrants to Guantanamo in C-17

Feb. 6, 2025

A U.S. Air Force C-17 carrying detained migrants arrived at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Feb. 6, the second such flight to the U.S. military outpost this week, a defense official told Air & Space Forces Magazine, part of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration.

Japan Puts New US Space Force Capability into Orbit

Feb. 6, 2025

A Japanese navigation satellite launched from one of Japan's southernmost islands earlier this week, carrying into space a U.S. Space Force space domain awareness payload.

Death at Robins Blamed on Faulty Construction, Prompting More Inspections

Feb. 6, 2025

The Air Force will launch a department-wide series of inspections of buildings across the Air Force and Space Force in the wake of an investigation into the death of a 14-year-old boy at Robins Air Force Base Ga., last summer.

US Military Working on Slate of Safety Fixes for V-22 Osprey

Feb. 6, 2025

The U.S. military’s V-22 Osprey fleet is set to receive a slate of improvements to increase safety as the fallout from a deadly crash of a U.S. Air Force Osprey off the coast of Japan in late 2023 continues to reverberate across the fleet. The primary focus of the confirmed…

F-15 EW Suite Declared ‘Effective,’ But Full Extent of Capabilities in Combat Less Clear

Feb. 5, 2025

The new F-15E and F-15EX electronic warfare suite, meant to protect the fourth-generation fighters in contested battlespace—was shown to be “operationally effective” and “suitable,” the Pentagon's Director of Operational Test and Evaluation said.

US, Allies Conduct Airstrikes on Terrorists in Somalia, Iraq, and Syria

Feb. 5, 2025

The U.S. and its allies continue to strike the Islamic State group and other terrorist targets to prevent a comeback of the groups, even as much of the Pentagon’s public attention has shifted towards the southern border.

B-1 Bombers, Philippine Fighters Maneuver Over South China Sea

Feb. 5, 2025

U.S. Air Force B-1 bombers flew alongside Philippine fighter jets over the South China Sea on Feb. 4 in a significant show of airpower in a disputed region. The Philippine Air Force announced on social media that three of its...

Air Force Tells Commanders to Hold Standards Reviews Every Quarter

Feb. 5, 2025

Air Force leaders are directing unit commanders to conduct four “standards and readiness reviews” of their troops per year starting March 31, part of a recent push for new standards and enforcement.

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