A Storm Grounded This C-17 For 17 Months Because No Supplier Would Build 1 Panel
How the USAF pioneered a new computer-aided fabrication process.
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The Gulf War Lesson That Explains Why America's Guam Bomber Base Is So Vulnerable
The strategy behind the USAF's choice to not fortify Andersen AFB.
The 1970s STOL Prototype Duel The US Air Force Canceled Then Quietly Turned Into The C-17
The dead-end that led to an icon of global airlift for the USAF.
Here's How Many B-21 Raiders Northrop Grumman Plans To Produce Annually
The USAF's plans to spool up a sixth-generation bomber armada.
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USAF 325th Fighter Wing Validates F-35A Precision Munitions in Combat Hammer 26.07
Aviation News – The 325th Fighter Wing joined forces with the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron at Hill Air Force Base from August 4–14, 2026, to...
US Air Force spend $603m on B-52 radar upgrade
Raytheon has a secured a USAF contract to produce a new generation AESA radar for the B-52 bomber life extension.
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 C-17 Globemaster III, flying under Air Mobility Command (AMC) callsign REACH 4555 (four digit callsigns have been […]
The Aviationist•Kai Greet25 AugAN
Rare US Air Force C-17 Globemaster Lands in Moscow Amid Secret High-Level Diplomatic Contacts
AviationNews – A United States Air Force Boeing C-17A Globemaster III military transport aircraft touched down at Moscow’s Vnukovo International Airport on Tuesday morning, marking...
US Air Force C-17 makes rare Moscow visit, purpose unknown
A United States Air Force (USAF) Boeing C-17A Globemaster III was tracked flying from Riga International Airport (RIX)…
AeroTime•Clement Charpentreau25 AugAN
USAF 187th Fighter Wing Proves F-35A Combat Readiness in Operation Tuskegee Thunder
Aviation News – The 187th Fighter Wing F-35A Tuskegee Thunder exercise successfully validated the unit’s ability to generate and sustain stealth combat airpower under high-stress,...
NASA reveals new colors of Boeing 737 with secretive Air Force past
The 13-year-old 737-700 spent years as a classified USAF flying testbed before being transferred to NASA for a very different role
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier19 Aug
StandardAero secures spot on $342m US Air Force T56 engine contract
StandardAero has been awarded a place on the US Air Force's (USAF) new maintenance contract for T56 engines, which power the C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft.
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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....
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USAF Advances YFQ-44A Autonomous Fighter Testing at Creech Air Force Base
Aviation News – The U.S. Air Force’s USAF YFQ-44A Creech Air Force Base exercise has successfully expanded operational testing for its Collaborative Combat Aircraft program,...
USAF Jolly Green IIs rescue five after Navy MH-60S Seahawk hard landing
Two US Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters recovered five US Navy personnel from mountainous terrain near…
AeroTime•Clement Charpentreau18 Aug
Why The USAF Almost Never Launches The B-1B, B-2, & B-52 Together From One Base
Why the USAF rarely launches the B-1B, B-2 and B-52 together—and why Guam's Andersen AFB is uniquely equipped to make it possible.
The 7 Largest US Air Force Bases By Land Area
A closer look at the biggest real estate in the USAF.