A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, approaches the runway as it arrives for Bomber Task Force 24-2 at Luleå-Kallax Air Base, Sweden, Feb. 23, 2024. BTF operations provide U.S....
A U.S. Marine Corps XQ-58A Valkyrie, highly autonomous, low-cost tactical unmanned air vehicle, conducts its first test flight with a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to 96th Test Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 3, 2023....
The first EA-37B ahead of the delivery in 2023. (Photo: BAE Systems) The contract covers the installation of the Compass Call Baseline 4 suite on the remaining four aircraft of the new EA-37B fleet. BAE Systems has been contracted to provide...
A rendering of a notional crewed Next-Generation Air Dominance aircraft. (Photo: U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory) NGAP Prototype, referred to as XA103 engine, meant for the Next Generation Air Dominance program, is expected to start ground testing in the late 2020s....
TTwo MQ-9A Reaper remotely piloted aircraft operated by the 3rd Special Operations Squadron undergo pre-flight checks before an experimental multi-aircraft control flight for the Adaptive Airborne Enterprise (A2E) at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Dec. 6, 2023. (This photo has been...
File photo of a B-1 launching at dusk (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob Skovo) U.S. Air Force B-1 bombers took part in the air strikes in retaliation for the drone attack that killed three U.S. service members...
The EA-37B in the anechoic chamber. (Image via @airsuperiorx) The aircraft is currently in development and operational testing ahead of the delivery to the 55th Electronic Combat Group. Photos emerged online show the U.S. Air Force newest electronic attack asset, the...
An F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan.19, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jovan Banks) The F-16, assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing, experienced an in-flight emergency near Kunsan Air Base, South...
U.S. Air Force Maj. Daniel Thompson, 8th Fighter Squadron instructor pilot, conducts an F-16 Viper training sortie over White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, Aug. 22, 2023. The 54th Fighter Group is one of the premier fighter pilot training groups, training...
U.S. Air Force U-2 Dragon Lady’s and chase cars from the 99th Reconnaissance Squadron, T-38 Talon’s from the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron, and KC-135R Stratotanker’s from the 940th Air Refueling Wing conduct an elephant walk on Beale Air Force Base, California, Jan....