Embraer's KC-390 Has Now Won Orders From 5 NATO Air Forces As A C-130 Replacement — But The USAF Still Won't Touch It
Orders keep stacking up for the KC-390 even as the USAF shies away.
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Why The E-3 Sentry's Rotating Radar Dome Will Be Nearly Impossible To Replace
The eye in the sky the USAF is saying goodbye to.
The Real Reason Why The KC-46 Pegasus Became Both Essential & Deeply Troubled
The snag with the USAF's tanker modernization plans.
How the USAF turned collaborative combat aircraft into a wartime priority
The first production YFQ-44A and the start of FQ-42A manufacturing illustrate how quickly the Air Force is fielding combat drones
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier9 Aug
Damaged USAF C-17 Flies Again After First-of-its-Kind Repair
A C-17 of the 445th Airlift Wing extensively damaged in March 2025 was repaired by using new technologies of the Rapid Sustainment Office, after no vendors were able to provide the needed parts. The Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office (RSO) helped put a C-17 Globemaster III back in the air with the first use of […]
The Aviationist•Parth Satam8 Aug
Conti Federal to build environmental shelters for B-21 at Ellsworth
Construction firm Conti Federal has secured $49.8m contract to construct 80 environmental protection shelters (EPS) for the US Air Force’s (USAF) B-21 Raider programme at Ellsworth Air Force Base (AFB).
USAF Looks For Answers To Remedy Supply Bottlenecks For F-15EX and F-16 Engines
The U.S. Air Force is searching for answers on how to remedy supply chain bottlenecks in building engines for the service’s F-15EX fighter by Boeing and F-16 by Lockheed Martin. The Air […]
Avionics International•Frank Wolfe6 AugAG
United States Air Force greenlights long-range JDAM production
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a $75 million Undefinitized Contract Action to acquire the BSU-111/B Payload Delivery Unit Joint Direct Attack Munition Long Range (JDAM LR), a precision-guided...
V2X wins $500m support contract for US Air Force C-12 Huron fleet
V2X has secured a contract to continue providing logistics support for the US Air Force’s (USAF) C-12 Huron aircraft fleet.
Exclusive: The USAF T-1A Jayhawk Poses For Its Final Air-to-Air Photo Shoot
Ahead of the type’s planned retirement from Vance AFB, T-1A 93-0654 took to the skies over Oklahoma for one last aerial photography mission with The Aviationist contributor Greg “Cactus” Davis. In preparation for the retirement of the T-1A Jayhawk in August 2026, the final aerial photos were shot at Vance AFB, Oklahoma, recently. The photo […]
The Aviationist•David Cenciotti4 Aug
USAF ‘Franken-tanker’ KC-135 flies again with donor tail after Iraq collision
A US Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker that lost the upper portion of its vertical stabilizer in a mid-air collision over…
AeroTime•Clement Charpentreau3 Aug
Leidos wins up to $717m task order for USAF ISR mission support
Leidos has secured a new task order from the US Air Force's Air Combat Command Acquisition Management and Integration Center.
The Aviationist’s Highlights from Farnborough International Airshow 2026
As Farnborough International Airshow has come to a close, The Aviationist brings you some of the highlights, from the unveiling of BAE System’s Brontanax to the USAF F-35A that interrupted many media briefings throughout the week. With the cancellation of the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) due to the ongoing war between the United States […]
The Aviationist•James Gray30 Jul
Second B-52 receives new radar after first test aircraft crash
USAF says work on replacement test bomber should be completed by the end of 2026
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier27 Jul
The US Air Force Is Quietly Shrinking Below 5,000 Aircraft For The 1st Time In Its History
Analyzing the numbers behind the USAF's fleet modernization strategy.
Degree Of Survivability Key Question For DIU/USAF MMA Program
The degree of survivability for future massed modular aircraft (MMA) is a key question for the program. This month, the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and U.S. Air Force announced MMA to replace […]
Avionics International•Frank Wolfe23 Jul
The US Air Force Retired Its Only Theater-Wide Ground Radar Jet Before Its Replacement Was Ready
Why the USAF abandoned its premier 'eye in the sky.'
Why The Boeing KC-46 Still Has Refueling Limitations With Several USAF Aircraft
KC-46 Pegasus still faces A-10 and stealth aircraft refueling limits as Boeing works on boom and vision system fixes.
The $48.6 Billion B-52J Upgrade Just Locked In 2 Small American Towns Through 2050
The upgraded B-52 will keep two small towns at the center of US nuclear deterrence strategy for years to come, while the USAF waits for the B-21.