U.S. Air Force

U.S. Air Force Looks To Finally Add Missile Warning System To F-15EX Eagle II

The U.S. Air Force is seeking an operational missile warning system for the F-15EX Eagle II, which was designed with the needed provisions but initially entered service without the capability. The U.S.

The Aviationist•Stefano D'Urso2 Oct

• critical toward U.S. Air Force · 76%

Boeing Secures Order For First Full-Rate Production Grey Wolf Helicopters

– U.S. Air Force advances fielding plans with an order for four additional aircraft PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1, 2026 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] received an award for the first four full-rate production MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters following the U.S.

PLANEtalking•Flight Crew1 Oct

Boeing Grey Wolf enters full-rate production after years of delays and fleet cuts

U.S. Air Force orders four more MH-139A helicopters as a program once planned for about 80 aircraft recovers from certification problems and a major reduction

Air Data News•Ricardo Meier1 Oct

• neutral toward Boeing · 91%

U.S. Air Force Contracts Boeing for 22 More F-15EX Fighters

The new award is a step towards the Air Force’s planned fleet of 267 F-15EXs, replacing the aging F-15C/D Eagle and also beginning the recapitalization of the F-15E Strike Eagle fleet. The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing Defense on Sept.

The Aviationist•Parth Satam30 Sept

• neutral toward Boeing · 98%

Boeing receives US$2.38 billion order for 22 more F-15EX fighters

New contract takes U.S. Air Force orders to 120 aircraft while Boeing works to raise production to two fighters per month

Air Data News•Ricardo Meier29 Sept

• neutral toward Boeing · 98%

US Air Force F-16 crashes at Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany, pilot ejects

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed at Spangdahlem Air Base in western Germany on Tuesday afternoon, September 22. The aircraft, assigned to the 480th Fighter Squadron of the 52nd Fighter Wing, crashed at around 2:30 p.m.

Aviation24.be•Bart Noëth22 Sept

• neutral toward US Air Force · 99%

F-16 Accident At Spangdahlem Injures Pilot

Pilot ejected before the aircraft impacted the ground at the U.S. Air Force base in Germany.

AVweb•Matt Ryan22 Sept

U.S. Air Force F-16 Goes Down at Spangdahlem Air Base

A 52nd Fighter Wing (FW) pilot ejected and is receiving medical attention after an F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed at Spangdahlem Air Base, the second U.S. F-16 incident in a week.

The Aviationist•Kai Greet22 Sept

• neutral toward U.S. Air Force · 98%

US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker declares emergency over France, diverts to RAF Mildenhall

SUFFOLK, United Kingdom — A U.S. Air Force Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker made an emergency diversion to Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall on Monday morning after declaring an in-flight emergency while cruising over French airspace on Monday Septembre…

• neutral toward Royal Air Force · 99%

U.S. Air Force Expanding C-40 VIP Fleet with Boeing 737 MAX

Aviation Week reports on a statement by an Air Mobility Command (AMC) spokesperson confirming the USAF’s intent to procure the Boeing 737’s MAX variant for the first time, becoming the type’s first military operator.

The Aviationist•Kai Greet16 Sept

• neutral toward U.S. Air Force · 99%

U.S. Air Force Targets 500 Autonomous Fighter Drones by 2032

viation News – The U.S. Air Force announced plans Monday to deploy at least 500 semi-autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft into service by 2032, pairing low-cost...

Aviation News EU15 Sept

U.S. Air Force Names CCAs as FQ-42 “Vengeance” and FQ-44 “Fury”

Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink announced the popular names for the FQ-42 and FQ-44 Collaborative Combat Aircraft, which will be known as “Vengeance” and “Fury,” respectively.

The Aviationist•Stefano D'Urso14 Sept

Declassified footage shows rescue of Air Force officer who ejected 5 miles from his pilot 50 hours earlier over Iran

WASHINGTON — Newly declassified military footage released by the Department of Defense reveals the dramatic 50-hour rescue operation of a U.S.

New heli squadron at Joint Base Andrews flying HH-60W

Joint Base Andrews activated the 5th Helicopter Squadron Aug. 27, marking the installation’s first U.S. Air Force helicopter squadron activation in 60 years.

HeliHub•Gwen Wilson11 Sept

General Atomics unveils Wildfire as lower-cost candidate to replace MQ-9 Reaper

New drone is designed to carry two LRASMs or four JSMs over long distances as U.S. Air Force seeks an aircraft that can be produced and deployed in large numbers

Air Data News•Ricardo Meier10 Sept

Vance AFB Hosts T-1A Jayhawk Sunset Ceremony, 3rd FTS Inactivated

The final Jayhawk has departed Vance for Davis-Monthan, closing more than three decades of T-1A operations and bringing an end to the 3rd Flying Training Squadron’s latest chapter. Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, marked the official close of a chapter in U.S.

The Aviationist•Greg L. Davis31 Aug

Joint Base Andrews Activates 5th Helicopter Squadron in Historic Modernization Move

Aviation News – Joint Base Andrews activated the 5th Helicopter Squadron on August 27, 2026, marking the installation’s first U.S. Air Force helicopter squadron activation...

Aviation News EU31 Aug

CIA Director Rides Unmarked USAF C-17 to Moscow

A U.S. Air Force C-17 was noted making an unusual journey into Russian airspace on Aug. 25, 2026 shortly before U.S. media outlets broke the story that CIA Director John Ratcliffe was in Moscow for undisclosed talks.

The Aviationist•Kai Greet25 Aug

U.S. Air Force Targets 2031 for Cheaper, Attritable MQ-9 Reaper Successor Following Iran Combat Lessons

AviationNews – The United States Air Force has announced its intention to field a more affordable, mass-producible successor to the MQ-9 Reaper drone by 2031....

Aviation News EU18 Aug

NASA’s New ‘Vomit Comet’ Has a Secretive Air Force Past

The Boeing 737-700, formerly operated as N712JM, spent years as a secretive U.S. Air Force flying testbed, and is now becoming NASA’s new reduced-gravity research aircraft with the registration N837NA. NASA has unveiled on Aug.

The Aviationist•Stefano D'Urso17 Aug