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How the sixth-generation fighter jet will upend air warfare
Militaries around the world are working on planes they hope will represent a generational leap in aviation technology.
Eagle II gets its claws: F-15EX fires first missile in Gulf of Mexico test
The test pilot who fired the missile called it another step towards getting the F-15EX ready for combat.
New in 2022: Can the Air Force find a smarter way to deploy?
A new deployment model could be ready for primetime as soon as October 2022.
F-35 helmets that fix ‘green glow’ are on their way — but not to the Air Force
Aviators first reported green glow was an issue on the F-35 in 2012.
Air Force holds week of F-15EX tests at Nellis
Both the Air Force's F-15EXs -- tail numbers 001 and 002 -- spent a week at Nellis for a battery of operational tests.
Air Force pick pledges to tackle F-35 sustainment costs, back nuclear modernization
Controlling rising sustainment costs for the F-35 would be a top concern for the nominee to lead Air Force acquisitions.
By Joe Gould
The Air Force evacuated 124,000 people from Afghanistan, but its work still isn’t done
The U.S. Air Force is pivoting from orchestrating the massive exodus of over 124,000 Afghans and Americans from a country once again under Taliban rule, to a quieter role helping even more people leave on commercial and privately organized flights.
Next-gen ICBM survives defunding attempt in House
The House on Thursday rejected a measure targeting the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent program.
By Joe Gould
Lawmakers set for battle over next-gen nuclear missile
Nuclear modernization opponents and defenders are gearing up to fight again this year over the future ICBM and other efforts.
By Joe Gould
Marine veteran and former US Sen. Adlai Stevenson III, 90, dead from dementia
He served with the Marine Corps in Korea and was discharged as a captain from the Marine Reserves in 1961.
How many F-35s does the Air Force need?
A new tactical aircraft study underway could make certain what has until now been a suspicion: The U.S. Air Force is unlikely to purchase all of the 1,763 F-35A jets in its program of record.
By Valerie Insinna