The U.S. Air Force announced the establishment of the first KC-46A Pegasus Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron in the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR). Although the news was released on Oct. 31, 2024, the aircraft deployed to the region...
As part of the review of its future air superiority concept, the U.S. Air Force is evaluating a larger role for the B-21 Raider. The size of the fleet on order, however, is set to stay at 100 aircraft, at least...
The CV-22B Osprey crashed following a catastrophic failure in the left-hand Prop Rotor Gear Box, triggered by a crack in one of the high-speed pinion gears manufactured from a special steel alloy produced by Universal Stainless. An independent investigation by Hunterbrook...
The hot pit refuel drill demonstrated the B-1B Lancer is capable of operating from other air bases for strike missions in the backdrop of Ellsworth’s fleet possibly temporarily relocating to Grand Forks AFB, owing to a runway construction at Ellsworth to...
One of the two F-35A lands on a highway in Finland on Sept. 4, 2024 (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Scyrrus Corregidor) U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II fighter jets take part in Finnish Baana24 exercise underway in Finland. On Sept....
The CV-22B after the incident on Melrose Air Force Range (Image credit: USAF) The incidents took place on Aug. 17 and Aug. 22, 2023 at Inyokern, California, and the Melrose Air Force Range, New Mexico, respectively. Fortunately, the did not result...
An F-22 Raptor takes off from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, June 30, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Rufus) The contract follows the recent news about the tests of new advanced sensors on the F-22 Raptor, which...
U.S. Air Force Reserve Citizen Airman Lt. Col. Timothy “Scream” Mitchell, an A-10 instructor pilot and flight commander with the 47th Fighter Squadron, places his hand on the iconic nose of an A-10C Thunderbolt II at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.,...
Archer Aviation’s Midnight eVTOL aircraft. (Image credit: Archer Aviation) The Agility Prime program aims to test and develop electric VTOL vehicles to ‘enable resilient distributed logistics and sustained mobility.’ Archer Aviation Inc. announced on Aug. 15, 2024,the delivery of its...
A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber arrives for a Bomber Task Force mission at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, Australia, August 16, 2024. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Erhart) The latest B-2 BTF deployment...
