The P-80 was a relatively decent dogfighter, but had several limitations when it came to avoiding flak and other ground fire ...

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported last month that the overall initial operational capability (IOC) for the ...

The USAF sends its retired fighter jets to the Arizona desert, where they're kept for parts or future reuse. It also sells ...

While the United States works on the sixth-generation F-47, the U.K is developing its own next-gen fighter jet that aims to ...

Business leaders are pushing Georgia’s U.S. Senators to make sure the 94th Air Wing isn’t left behind in a broader Air Force effort to replace older aircraft with new C-130Js.

That's not a tumor on the back of the AWACS plane; it's a piece of equipment vital to U.S. defense. Here's what's happening to the AWACS as they're phased out.

Beale Air Force Base will host the Air Force's new autonomous combat fleet. The U-2 spy plane will phase out as Beale shifts toward power-projection missions. AI-driven jets, cheaper and ...

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Two federal lawmakers from Colorado are calling on the U.S. Air Force to upgrade its fleet of firefighting planes. In a July 1 letter to Air ... Act were previously introduced last year, but never ...

The U.S. has officially accepted a luxury jetliner from Qatar as a gift, and slated it to become a new Air Force One. Experts say that overhaul could take years and cost hundreds of millions.

The B-52, for example, first flew in 1952, just five years after the Air Force became an independent military branch. “We have the combat edge in terms of experience,” Gunzinger said.