U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors test rapid combat deployment at Kadena Air Base during major Indo-Pacific readiness exercise
U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors deployed to Kadena Air Base launched on August 3 during readiness exercise BB26-1.
U.S. Air Force B-52 modernization slips more than three years as engine costs rise 38% and radar fielding moves to 2030
The U.S. Air Force’s $21 billion B-52 modernization effort faces rising costs and delays exceeding three years.
U.S. Air Force ends nearly 50 years of A-10 operations at Davis-Monthan with final Thunderbolt II flight over Tucson
The U.S. Air Force completed its final A-10C Thunderbolt II flight from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base on July 29.
U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit wings receive Doolittle Award for record Operation Midnight Hammer strike and first GBU-57 combat use
The 509th Bomb Wing and Missouri Air National Guard’s 131st Bomb Wing received the 2025 James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle Award.
B-21 Raider heads for 2027 fielding, F-47 targets 2028 first flight and CCA completes rapid live-fire weapons milestone
The B-21 Raider is expected to begin fielding at Ellsworth Air Force Base in 2027, while the F-47 remains on track for a first flight in 2028.
U.S. Air Force certifies F-35 and F-15 fighter squadrons for combat operations during Combat Archer UK 2026 live-fire campaign
The U.S. Air Force certified two RAF Lakenheath fighter squadrons for combat operations during Combat Archer UK 2026.
Leidos wins U.S. Air Force ISR support order worth up to $717 million across more than 35 global locations
Leidos has won a U.S. Air Force task order worth up to $717 million. The award extends its intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support for Air Combat Command.
U.S. Air Force moves Collaborative Combat Aircraft closer to operational use in new Creech flight tests
The U.S. Air Force has tested Collaborative Combat Aircraft in a more operationally realistic environment at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada.
Northrop Grumman CEO says U.S. Air Force is weighing faster B-21 production and a larger Raider bomber program by year-end
Northrop Grumman Chief Executive Kathy Warden said the U.S. Air Force is evaluating whether to accelerate B-21 Raider production and expand the bomber program.
U.S. Air Force Trident Fury exercise tests allied munitions surge with Marines and Royal Australian Air Force at Dyess
The U.S. Air Force’s 7th Munitions Squadron hosted service members from the U.S. Marine Corps and the Royal Australian Air Force for Exercise Death Strike: Trident Fury at Dyess Air Force Base.
Qarbon Aerospace returns to F-22 Raptor program with composite structures contract for fleet sustainment
Qarbon Aerospace has won a contract to produce composite structures for sustainment of the F-22 Raptor fleet.
B-2 Spirit of Ohio returns to U.S. Air Force operations after depot maintenance restores stealth bomber readiness
"Every single B-2 is a strategic asset, making the return of the Spirit of Ohio critical to national security,” said Col. Jason Shirley, B-2 System Program Manager with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Bombers Directorate.