The US Air Force received the final QF-16 on 4 December, completing a 15-year programme that converted 127 retired F-16 fighters into full-scale aerial targets for training and weapons testing.
Airmen from the 625th Strategic Operations Squadron used the Airborne Launch Control System on a U.S. Navy E-6B Mercury to launch an unarmed Minuteman III missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base on 5 November 2025.
The U.S. Air Force has received its first T-7A Red Hawk at Joint Base San Antonio Randolph, marking the start of a new training era for Air Education and Training Command.
The KC-46A Pegasus is designed for single and multi-point aerial refuelling and can also transport passengers and cargo, conduct aeromedical evacuation and operate in contested environments.
U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers and personnel from the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron at Dyess Air Force Base have departed Misawa Air Base after completing a Bomber Task Force deployment.
The Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force concluded Exercise Gunfighter Flag 25-02 on 21 November 2025 after training alongside U.S. Air Force units at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho.
The first U.S. Air Force T-38 Talon reached Fleet Readiness Center Southeast on 24 November for overhaul and repair under the Talon Repair, Inspection and Maintenance programme.
Donald Trump told United States military service members on Thursday that his administration had ordered additional B-2 Spirit stealth bombers following their role in strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites earlier this year.
The U.S. Air Force has confirmed that F-35A fighters carried out suppression of enemy air defences and provided escort duties during Operation Midnight Hammer, the 22 June strike on Iranian uranium enrichment and nuclear research sites.
The 354th Fighter Wing carried out readiness exercise Arctic Gold 26-1 at Eielson Air Force Base from 17 to 19 November, aiming to test its ability to generate, deploy and sustain airpower under high-threat conditions.
Boeing has been awarded a Lot 12 contract worth 2.47 billion dollars to supply 15 additional KC-46A Pegasus tankers to the U.S. Air Force.
U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers left Spain on 24 November to return to Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, marking the end of Bomber Task Force Europe 26-1.
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