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US Air Force instructor pilots have first T-7 in training milestone
Now that Air Education and Training Command has its first T-7, the 99th Flying Training Squadron's instructor pilots will start getting familiar with it.
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US F-35 jets closer to getting high-speed missiles built for stealth ground strikes
Northrop Grumman and the US Air Force have completed a major flight test of the Stand-In Attack Weapon, or SiAW.
In early December, USAF F-35A Lightning IIs and F-16 Fighting Falcons took part in agile airpower exercises across the Baltic states and in Romania. Two
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US Air Force wants AI to power high-speed wargaming
The Air Force wants a cloud-based, AI-powered “digital sandbox” as a hub to generate and run wargames at speeds of up 10,000 times faster than real time.
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US Air Force restores severely damaged $2 billion B-2 bomber for just $23 million
Four years after a landing-gear failure severely damaged a B-2 Spirit bomber at Whiteman Air Force Base, the aircraft known as the Spirit of Georgia has returned to the air following an extensive, multiyear repair effort by the US Air Force and Northrop Grumman.
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The F-15EX Eagle II solved a big headache for the US Air Force
The F-15EX Eagle II shows why an aging design can still be indispensable in a high-end fight. -Built on the classic F-15 airframe but packed with modern sensors, an APG-82 AESA radar, EPAWSS electronic warfare,
The following is the Nov. 28, 2025, Congressional Research Service in focus report U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft. From the Report The U.S. Air Force is developing a new type of uncrewed weapon system called Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA).
The USAF has welcomed the arrival of its first Boeing-Saab T-7A Red Hawk, marking the “beginning of a new era for developing the next generation of aviators”.
The US government has approved a multimillion-dollar sale of systems and technology to upgrade Pakistan's fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft.
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US Air Force inactivates A-10 test detachment
The 40th Flight Test Squadron's Detachment 1, which executed A-10 developmental test operations, was officially inactivated as result of the jet's ongoing divestment. The U.S. Air Force has announced the official inactivation of the 40th Flight Test Squadron's Detachment 1 on Dec.