Global Hawk drones to be converted for hypersonic testing
Four retired EQ-4 Block 20 Global Hawk UAVs should be repurposed to participate in the hypersonic testing of…
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USAF F-15E fighter jet downs drone over Syria
A US-led coalition fighter jet shot down a drone over Syria on August 21, 2021, after the unmanned…
USAF confirms passenger record for C-17 flight out of Kabul
The United States Air Force confirmed that a single Boeing C-17 transport aircraft evacuated over 800 people out…
Airlines told to avoid Afghanistan airspace
Airlines have been warned to avoid Kabul airspace whose flight information region covers the whole of Afghanistan after the…
800 people board Boeing C-17 flying out of overrun Kabul airport
A USAF Boeing C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft evacuated around 800 people out of Kabul airport after the…
Swiss lawmakers to challenge the F-35 acquisition?
On June 30, 2021, the Federal Council of Switzerland announced that it chose the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning…
Boeing KC-46 gets USAF approval to begin limited refueling missions
The Boeing KC-46A aerial tanker got a green light from the US Air Force Air Mobility Command (AMC)…
US Air Force releases new B-21 Raider stealth bomber render
The US Air Force (USAF) released a third rendering of its upcoming B-21 Raider stealth bomber, being developed…
How the KC-46 Pegasus became another 737 MAX for Boeing
US Air Force’s new Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker garnered some minor attention lately. In mid-June 2021, the USAF…
USAF prepares next stage of tanker fleet modernization with KC-Y tender
The modernization of the US Air Force tanker fleet is about to enter a new phase, called the…
Defect delays Boeing T-7A trainer serial production by a year
Flying instability was discovered while testing the upcoming T-7A Red Hawk advanced trainers, leading the United States Air Force…
New cost overruns to hit Boeing KC-46 due to more flaws
Boeing will have to fix two more Category I deficiencies in the US Air Force’s new KC-46 aerial…
Will SpaceX resurrect 1950s plans for military cargo rockets?
When it comes to American military hardware, the data provided in the yearly budget estimates of the…
Boeing seeks delay and higher price for future Air Force One
Boeing warned the United States Air Force it would be a year late on delivery of the two future…
Technical issue forces Kamala Harris plane to turn around
The Boeing C-32, designated as Air Force Two for the transportation of US Vice-President Kamala Harris, was forced…
A USAF B-52 strategic bomber in the sky of Paris
Between May 24 and 31, 2021, four US Air Force B-52H strategic bombers simultaneously flew over NATO member…
Contracted Mirage F1 fighter jet crashes near Las Vegas, pilot killed
On May 24, 2021, a Mirage F1C, operated by the private military company Drakken International, crashed near a…
Biden administration doubles down on Trump’s F-35 plans
The Biden administration left the F-35 procurement plans for the financial year 2022 unchanged. Under the administration of Donald…