MQ-9 Gets First Air-to-Air Kill in Training Exercise, Air Force Official Says
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — An MQ-9 Reaper drone has bagged its first air-to-air kill of ...
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F-35 Testing Delays Continue, Even as Aircraft Has Made Its Combat Debut
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will not complete its already-delayed formal operationa...
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Meet the New Lieutenants Joining US Space Force
Jonathan Novak wanted to be a stealth fighter pilot. Aaron Brooks was fascinated with space ever sin...
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Air Force Wants to Make its Moves More Stealthy by Hiding in Plain Sight
JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. — In the social media age, U.S. military planners know ...
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Air Force Acknowledges Clandestine Base in UAE
For the first time in over a decade, the U.S. Air Force is publicly acknowledging it runs an air war...
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Strike on ISIS Drone Cell Highlights Airman’s Novel Intel Methods
It all started with a small tip of intelligence. A U.S. airman in Virginia spotted a piece of intel ...
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‘Captain Marvel’ Effect? Air Force Academy Sees Most Female Applicants in 5 Years
When the Brie Larsen blockbuster “Captain Marvel” rolled out earlier this year, the ...
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With Older F-35s ‘On Life Support,’ Wing Struggles to Train Pilots
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — One of the busiest F-35 Joint Strike Fighter training u...
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2 Years Into Yemen War, US Ramps Up Refueling of Saudi Jets
Saudi Arabian coalition jets bombing Houthi rebel sites in Yemen increasingly turn to U.S. Air ...
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‘Intense’ US Bombing in Mosul Meant Strike Every 8 Minutes
During the opening three days of the Mosul offensive, U.S.-led airstrikes rattled the city at a rate...
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