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Nestled in the aviation-rich city of Kakamigahara, the Gifu-Kakamigahara Air and Space Museum-known locally as ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 B-52 is one of the longest serving aircraft in the U.S. Air Force, introduced in 1955. It was originally developed in the post-World War II years to succeed the B-29 Superfortress, which ...
A US Air Force veteran claims he witnessed an alien and “nonhuman” egg-shaped aircraft while working for a secret government UFO retrieval program — a jaw-dropping claim that’s reportedly ...
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 ...
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.