Friendly fire destroyed three U.S. F-15E fighters during Operation Epic Fury against Iran, accounting for most recorded losses of the aircraft type.
CAE USA has won a $300 million competitive recompete to continue operating the U.S. Air Force’s C-130H Aircrew Training System.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has delivered an FQ-42 Vengeance to Creech Air Force Base in Nevada for further U.S. Air Force testing.
L3Harris Technologies has outlined a digital avionics upgrade intended to keep the U.S. Air Force’s KC-135 aerial refueling fleet operational beyond 2050.
The U.S. Air Force inactivated four A-10 units at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona on Sept. 18, formally ending the Thunderbolt II’s nearly five-decade presence at the installation.
The U.S. Department of War is seeking a sustained increase in AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile production to meet domestic requirements and support foreign military sales.
Saab is positioning its Indiana manufacturing operation as a key part of the U.S. Air Force’s planned T-7A Red Hawk training fleet.
The U.S. Air Force is considering buying newly built F-16 fighters for the first time in more than two decades as it looks for ways to sustain combat capacity across an aging fleet.
Air Force Global Strike Command has also reduced mission-impacting parts shortages from more than 450 to approximately 160.
The U.S. Department of War has approved the start of Boeing 737 Max 8 purchases for the U.S. Air Force.
The U.S. Air Force is marking 45 years of F-16 operations in Europe, where the fighter remains part of Washington’s combat-ready presence and NATO’s collective defense.
NORAD has deployed U.S. Air Force F-16 fighters from Alaska to eastern Canada before planned operations in Greenland, testing its ability to shift combat airpower rapidly across the Arctic.
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