The Department of the Air Force is commemorating 78 years since its establishment on 18 September 1947, when it became the third military department alongside the Army and Navy.
Raytheon and the U.S. Air Force’s Air Combat Command have successfully carried out the longest known AMRAAM air-to-air missile shot by a fifth-generation fighter during tests at Eglin Air Force Base.
On 9 September a B-1B Lancer landed at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, to begin replacement of its Forward Intermediate Fuselage (FIF) at Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR).
B-1B Lancer bomber arrives in Wichita for fuselage replacement enabled by digital twin Read More »
U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft from the 307th Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, arrived at Royal Air Force Fairford on 11 September 2025 to take part in Cobra Warrior 2025.
Lockheed Martin has said the US government is showing interest in its proposed “fifth-generation-plus” version of the F-35, which would incorporate technology from the company’s failed sixth-generation fighter bid.
The U.S. Air Force has revealed the first photograph showing two Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider stealth bombers together at Edwards Air Force Base.
The Norwegian Armed Forces and the U.S. Air Force have jointly tested a new precision weapon in a successful operation in the Norwegian Sea near Andøya, Nordland.
The U.S. Department of the Air Force announced the arrival of the second B-21 Raider flight test aircraft on 11 September at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
Northrop Grumman is also preparing the Air Force to operate and maintain the B-21 through advanced training and management tools.
Northrop Grumman delivers second B-21 Raider test aircraft to Edwards Air Force Base Read More »
BAE Systems’ FAST Labs research and development organisation has signed a three-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).
BAE Systems and AFRL partner on quantum sensing and networking under three-year CRADA Read More »
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found that the Air Force lacks a transition risk management plan as it prepares to replace the ageing Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system with the Sentinel.
U.S. Air Force urged to strengthen Sentinel ICBM transition planning as delays extend Read More »
Applied Research Associates (ARA) has been awarded a two-year contract by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Armaments Directorate to act as the System Design Agent for a Next Generation Penetrator (NGP) weapon.
Next Generation Penetrator: U.S. Air Force signs deal to develop successor to GBU-57 MOP Read More »
