Did the Air Force Dash Hopes for Building More F-22s? The Air Force originally wanted 381 F-22 Raptors, but former Defense Secretary Bob Gates pushed the Pentagon to stop buying...
Air Force Sees Unique Challenges in Deploying Stealth Fighters Preparing bases abroad to accommodate the stealth fighters centers on different processes for maintaining their technology.
US F-15E Shoots Down 'Hostile' Predator-Like Drone in Syria A U.S. aircraft shot down an unidentified drone deemed hostile toward coalition forces in At Tanf, Syria, a spokesman said.
F-35s Grounded at Luke AFB After Pilots Report Hypoxia-Like Symptoms A total of 48 aircraft and 49 pilots are affected by the temporary stand-down, according to a spokeswoman for the base.
F-35A Hypoxia Problems Date Back to 2011, Air Force Reveals A spokesman said that since April 2, 2011, there "have been 15 reported F-35A in-flight and ground physiological events."
The F-22 Fighter Jet Restart Is Dead: Study In a classified report, the Air Force estimated it would cost approximately "$50 billion to procure 194 additional F-22s.
The F-22 in Syria: Deconflicting, Not Dog-Fighting The U.S. Air Force's F-22 Raptor stealth fighter is playing a crucial yet evolving role in air operations over Syria and Iraq...
Report: Navy Pilot Breaks Silence About Shooting Down Syrian Fighter The shoot-down was executed by Navy Lt. Cmdr. Michael "MOB" Tremel, an F/A-18E pilot aboard the carrier George H.W. Bush.
Iranian Drone Buzzes US Navy Fighter Jet During Carrier Landing An F/A-18 was forced to maneuver away after being buzzed by an Iranian drone during a landing attempt in the Central Arabian...
Air Force Lifts Flight Restrictions on Luke F-35As The Air Force is lifting its flight restriction ceiling for F-35A Joint Strike Fighters at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
