U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers arrive in Japan in historic deployment to support Indo-Pacific
A Bomber Task Force deployment of U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer aircraft arrived at Misawa Air Base, Japan, on 15 April 2025.
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Ramstein Flag 2025: U.S. Air Forces in Europe bolster readiness and joint warfighting capabilities
Ramstein Flag 2025, NATO’s premier multi-domain tactical exercise, concluded on 11 April, reinforcing the alliance’s readiness and warfighting capabilities.
F-35 Joint Program Office: “Frankenjet” repair returns fighter to service, saving USD 63 million
A United States Air Force F-35A, once deemed irreparable, has been restored to full operational status following an unprecedented engineering project.
Thales to supply advanced Scorpion helmet displays for U.S. Air Force F-16 fleet
Thales Defense & Security, Inc. (TDSI), a subsidiary of French defence company Thales, has secured a contract from the NSPA to supply Scorpion HMD retrofit kits for the U.S. Air Force’s F-16 fighter jets.
Lockheed Martin delivers first TPY-4 radar to U.S. Air Force, advancing long-range surveillance capability
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first TPY-4 radar system to the U.S. Air Force, marking a key milestone in the Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR) programme.
U.S. and Dutch air forces strengthen NATO readiness with joint F-35 operations at Ramstein Flag
The United States Air Force and Royal Netherlands Air Force enhanced their fifth-generation interoperability during F-35 Lightning II operations at NATO’s Ramstein Flag 2025 exercise on 4 April.
Stealth precision: RAF Lakenheath technicians sustain F-35’s cutting-edge capability
At RAF Lakenheath, a specialist team from the 48th Equipment Maintenance Squadron is carrying out precision work critical to the mission-readiness of the U.S. Air Force’s only fifth-generation fighter squadrons in Europe and Africa.
U.S. Air Force advances VENOM programme to test autonomous capabilities on modified F-16s
The U.S. Air Force has marked a milestone in its VENOM (Viper Experimentation and Next-gen Operations Model) programme, as the final F-16 Fighting Falcon scheduled for autonomous modification arrived on 1 April.
F-22 and F-35 pilots conduct first joint Marine Corps–Air Force training in Navy’s Joint Simulation Environment
For the first time, U.S. Marine Corps F-35 pilots and U.S. Air Force F-22 pilots trained together as a joint combat force in the Navy’s Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) at Naval Air Station Patuxent River.
Authentic F-16C jet sounds coming to Microsoft Flight Simulator through 177th Fighter Wing collaboration
With this collaboration, users of Microsoft Flight Simulator can expect an unprecedented level of audio realism when flying the F-16C.
Luke Air Force Base marks final U.S. F-16 flight as transition to F-35 begins
The 56th Fighter Wing at Luke Air Force Base flew its final F-16 Fighting Falcon sortie on 24 March, officially concluding the U.S. Air Force’s use of the aircraft at the Arizona base.
First U.S. Air Force F-35 fighter jet inducted into European maintenance depot in Italy
The U.S. Air Force inducted its first F-35 Lightning II aircraft into the Euro-Mediterranean Airframe Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul, and Upgrade (MRO&U) facility in Cameri, Italy.