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US has accepted 36 upgraded F-35s since lifting delivery pause
The Pentagon is withholding $5 million per jet from its payments to Lockheed Martin until the new F-35s can fly in combat.
Pentagon to accept deliveries of Lockheed F-35s after yearlong pause
The decision will allow deliveries of the latest F-35s to resume after a roughly year-long halt.
Sixth-gen jet selection likely in ‘24, Air Combat Command chief says
Commander Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach also said he wants to keep the roughly 32 older F-22s the Air Force has earmarked for retirement.
Air Combat Command boss makes the case for uniform, ops inspections
Air Combat Command boss Gen. Ken Wilsbach said wings may face surprise inspections to assess their readiness for war.
F-16s to be ‘flying in the skies of Ukraine this summer,’ US says
However, one analyst says this news doesn't necessarily mean the jets are ready for combat.
McConnell-based KC-46 completes around-the-world flight in 45 hours
A KC-46A tanker from McConnell AFB completed a record round-the-globe sortie in 45 hours, a mission that saw multiple aerial refuelings — and a birthday.
Engineer charged with obstructing probe into deadly 2017 Marine crash
Fifteen Marines and a sailor died in the 2017 KC-130T transport plane crash near Itta Bena, Mississippi.
By Riley Ceder