Air Force Plans to Cut 45 Planes from Its Workhorse C-130 Fleet, Upgrade Others The Air Force reiterated budget plans to reduce its C-130 fleet to 255 aircraft in the near future from about 300 currently.
Report: Jet Pilot Had Emergency, Ejected in Crash near Nellis The pilot reported a “flap issue” and then declared an emergency, the NTSB report said.
There Will Be 450 F-35s in Europe by 2030, NATO Commander Says There are currently more than 600 F-35 aircraft operating from nearly 30 locations worldwide, according to Lockheed Martin.
The New Air Force One Plane May Fall a Year Behind Schedule, Air Force Says Boeing Co. is behind schedule on two new Air Force One aircraft.
Vice President's Plane Malfunction Casts Light on Air Force C-32 Woes The U.S. Air Force has no plans to replace its small fleet of Boeing 757s despite a series of high-profile breakdowns in...
Air Force's Mismanagement of KC-46 Tanker Program Is Costing It $100 Million, IG Says The KC-46 Pegasus has had many issues, including how the boom connects and disconnects when refueling aircraft.
Air Force Could Ditch Oldest F-35 Jets as Part of Fighter Downsizing, General Says Older versions of the premier stealth jet may be retired instead of receiving expensive upgrades.
Biggest Navy Exercise in a Generation Will Include 25,000 Personnel Across 17 Time Zones Aircraft carriers, submarines, planes, unmanned vessels, and about 25,000 personnel will participate in Large Scale Exercise...
$14 Billion Contract Marks Start of New Push to Build US F-16 Fighters for Partner Nations The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $14 billion contract to Lockheed Martin to build new F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets for...
Aircraft Competing to Be the New SpecOps 'Armed Overwatch' Plane Now Face a Tough Series of Tests SOCOM announced it had awarded $19.2 million in contracts to five vendors producing prototype aircraft for Armed Overwatch.
Top Enlisted Leader at Air Force Special Operations Command Fired, Facing Investigation Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, who advised on the readiness, training and quality of life of enlisted air commandos, was...
Army to Soldiers: Reenlist by Monday if You Want to Claim Incentives While it is not unusual for the Army to curtail incentives after meeting its retention goals, the troops were given little...
Former Air Force Commander Punished with 21 Days' Confinement, Forfeiture of Pay After Guilty Plea Col. Christopher Meeker, the former commander of Wright-Patterson's 88th Air Base Wing, was sentenced Tuesday evening after...
New Air Force Academy Mission Statement Drops Educate, Adds a Different Focus The Air Force Academy has rolled out a new mission statement that drops the word "educate" and adds in a focus on winning...
The Army Is Getting Rid of Athletic Trainers The Army is set to phase out its unit-level athletic trainers -- civilian specialists tasked with providing immediate care...