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The North American XB-70 Valkyrie was a magnificent but doomed attempt to create a Mach 3 strategic bomber to replace the B-52. -This revolutionary aircraft, with its massive delta wing and six ...
The Air Force retired its oldest C-130 airframe, tail number 62-1863, back in 2015, which had 52 years of service before its retirement. KC-135 Stratotankers Will Fly Until 2040s ...
CAF Airbase Georgia offers Warbird Rides in Fond du Lac during AirVenture. This year, the local sheriff took a flight to honor his grandfather.
Two U.S. Air Force WC-135 Constant Phoenix aircraft, left and center, and an RC-135U Combat Sent aircraft park on the flight line at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska on June 1, 2025.
The United States’s air force personnel operate 13,043 total military aircraft, including 1,790 fighter aircraft, 889 strike aircraft, and 647 special mission aircraft.
Aircrews assigned to Travis Air Force Base in California were deployed to Misawa Air Base in Japan with a KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling aircraft—which has a fuel capacity of over 212,000 ...
The US-made F-5s, which first flew in the 1950s, are part of Iran's outdated air force. Tehran relies heavily on its missile and drone arsenal, rather than crewed fighter aircraft. A new satellite ...
The Air Force wants to retire its final 162 A-10 Warthog attack jets in fiscal 2026, as part of a plan to divest 340 total aircraft.. The Pentagon also plans to cancel the E-7 Wedgetail program ...
US Air Force bomber bases are usually well inland, but accessible to vehicles large and small. The B-2 Spirit stealth bomber gets cleared for takeoff at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, in July ...
On Thursday, eight US Air Force refueling aircraft were at the Lajes base, according to photographs posted on a social media page dedicated to aviation in the Azores.
The Air Force wants to retire its final 162 A-10 Warthog attack jets in fiscal 2026, as part of a plan to divest 340 total aircraft.. The Pentagon also plans to cancel the E-7 Wedgetail program ...