The decision marks the service’s most significant step yet as it aims to create a series of drones using autonomous software to fly alongside piloted jets. A new risk worksheet introduced by Air Education and Training Command aims to get to the root of maintainer mishaps. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said Tuesday he will enter the cockpit of an F-16 that the service has converted for drone flight to see how it performs. By Tara Copp, AP
5 months ago Two people died and 10 aircraft were destroyed in aviation-related mishaps in FY23 as the Air Force’s most serious accidents hit a five-year high. No injuries were reported after a T-6A training jet made an emergency landing Wednesday at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The Air Force Reserve's 301st Fighter Wing will receive the component's first two F-35A Lightning II fighters this summer. The Air Force hopes its Venom experiments will allow it to more quickly develop self-flying drone wingmen known as CCAs. A T-38 Talon training jet collapsed onto a contractor after he removed a pin from the aircraft's nose landing gear in February 2023. The U.S. Air Force would receive enough money to buy 51 F-35As in fiscal 2024 under the compromise defense spending bill lawmakers released. Two airmen will posthumously receive the Distinguished Flying Cross nearly 14 years after the CV-22 Osprey they were flying crashed in Afghanistan. Load More