The new unit will start testing the Collaborative Combat Aircraft out of Nellis Air Force Base, first in simulation then in ...

The X-15 was a hypersonic research program in collaboration between NASA, the US Air Force and the Navy. The program spanned nearly a decade and set unofficial records of 4,520 mph (Mach 6.7) and ...

The U.S. Air Force has been operating a fleet of three atmospheric collection aircraft, the WC-135R Constant Phoenix, since December 2023 to support the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty of 1963 ...

Air Force F-16 fighter jets scrambled Sunday to intercept aircraft that entered the airspace over President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida — the second time that’s happened in 48 hours ...

Type: Ground attack / close-air support Year introduced: 2017 Active aircraft: 29 Top speed: 416 mph Armament: 30mm ATK GAU-23/A automatic cannon, 105mm M102 field howitzer, Griffin missiles ...

The aircraft will be on display all week to commemorate the U-2’s 70th anniversary, having first flown on August 1, 1955. Nicknamed Dragon Lady, the U-2 served as a major upgrade to the United ...

The Air Force has two "specially configured" Boeing 747-200B jets that are primarily used as Air Force One. The VC-25A aircraft is uniquely modified to serve as an airborne command-and-control ...

An "experimental" aircraft has crashed on approach to an air force base with emergency services on the scene and no details yet confirmed on injuries. A single seater plane crashed while heading ...

The U.S. Air Force will receive a boost to its aerial refueling tanker numbers worth $2.38 billion thanks to a new contract with Boeing. The company is set to build 15 KC-46A Pegasus tankers for ...

A small plane crashed at Langley Air Force Base near Hampton, Virginia, on Thursday, according to WTKR News 3. The aircraft, an experimental MX Aircraft MXS, was involved in the incident, as ...

A show of force by a US base in East China Sea is 'a message you can’t ignore,' according to one Air Force official. Here's what it looks like.