Air Force

Summary: Korean Air has sold five Boeing 747-8 aircraft to Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC), a defense contractor, to be converted into the U.S. Air Force’s next Survivable Airborne Operations Center...

In the wake of the brutal attacks carried out by Hamas against Israel, it became imperative for Israel to employ its air forces to strike at defenses and capabilities in...

The U.S. Air Force is building manned variants of the emerging sixth-generation fighter jet as part of its Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall says...

The United States Air Force has selected a replacement for the venerable E-3 Sentry airborne early warning and control airplane, America’s flying branch explained in a press release. “Based on...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: In confronting the growing challenge posed by a much more capable PLAAF, the RAAF needs to think in terms of hemispheric airpower projection. A recent...

Here’s What You Need to Know: Normally, the Air Force can create new pilots in about 12 months. The new pilot program slices five months out of that and produces pilots...

Here’s What You Need to Know: As a propeller-driven aircraft, a C-130 is able to land in more rugged or austere environments because debris will not get stuck in its engine. This fact...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: “When it comes to future tactical lift, there is a lot we are sticking our nose into when it comes to protecting logistics under attack....

An airbase in the United Kingdom, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, just received a delivery of the F-35A Lightning II. Though based overseas, the fighter jets will be in U.S. Air Force service and flown...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: While some traditional air force powers will be on the list, others may surprise you. By 2030 the most powerful air forces in the world...

The U.S. Air Force’s F-35 fighter jets broke new ground in joint air-ground attack coordination by proving they can send time-sensitive data to ground troops in a recent live-fire mission.   The information exchange took place during the Army’s Project Convergence 21,...

The anticipated timeline for a Block IV upgrade to the F-35 fighter jet may be impacting the Air Force’s decision to slow the procurement of the F-35A variant of the...