#United States Air Force
Even At Half The Cost, The B-21 Will Still Be Pricier Per Hour Than A Jumbo Jet
Analyzing the USAF's cost-cutting measures on its sixth-generation bomber.
Why The US Air Force May Keep The RQ-4 Global Hawk Flying Into The 2030s
The need for resilience, a wider ISR portfolio, and immature space-based capabilities mean the RQ-4 will continue to fly...
5 US Military Bases Protected By Some Of The World's Most Advanced Air Defense Systems
The bases that power America's massive counter-missile dome.
Why The US Air Force Is Quietly Retiring Its Entire T-38 Talon Training Fleet Ahead Of Schedule
The Air Force is not yet retiring its T-38 Talons, and it expects to fly them into the mid-2030s, phasing them out as re...
The 6 Largest Military Air Bases In The United States By Land Area
Some US military air bases are so vast that their runways are almost an afterthought. Here are America's six largest by ...
How Much Do US Air Force Fighter Pilots Make Compared To Commercial Airline Pilots?
While US fighter jet pilots earn somewhat comparable incomes to commuter and regional pilots, narrowbody and widebody pi...
The Missouri Air Base Running 36-Hour Iran Strikes While Absorbing The B-21 Raider
Even as Whiteman prepares for the next era, its core mission never stops.
5 US Air Force Bases Still Flying Some Of The Service's Longest-Serving Aircraft Types
US Air Force bases are home to aircraft that have served for decades, continuing to perform vital missions long after en...
The Aircraft The US Air Force Says Will Replace The A-10 Warthog, But Here's Why Critics Say It Can't
The A-10 carries six times more 30mm ammunition than the F-35A, but that enormous difference reflects two radically diff...
Here's How Many F-47 NGAD Fighters The US Air Force Wants Flying In The 2030s
The fundamental question hanging over the new sixth-generation jet.
Why The US Air Force Is Sending A Third Of Its KC-46 Tanker Fleet To The Pacific
The Asia-Pacific is one of the most important regions of planning for the USAF, Marines, and Navy with the KC-46 taking ...
A Look At The Salaries Of US Military Pilots In 2026
US military pilot salaries vary somewhat across the Air Force, Navy, Marines, and Army helicopter aviation branches.
Why The US Is Pouring $75 Million Into 2 Pacific Runways Beyond Guam To Handle Fully-Loaded KC-46 Tankers
The USAF pivot to the pacific bringing upgrades to remote island airfields.
Inside The $603 Million Contract Giving B-52 Bombers A New AESA Radar
The new and improved BUFF gets another pay bump.
The US Air Force Just Asked Its Standard C-130J To Do The Ski-Equipped LC-130's Job In Iceland
Standard-configuration Super Hercules are demonstrating that they can do some of the missions that previously required a...
Why Did Lockheed Martin Build The F-35 With A Single Engine Instead Of 2?
The F-35’s single-engine design looks surprising until you see how STOVL capability, weight, and commonality drove the d...
The 66-Year-Old KC-135 That Flew Its Final Mission In December, Then Got Pulled Back Out Of The Boneyard
Ethel's retirement highlights the KC-135's long service as the KC-46 Pegasus begins replacing America's aging tanker fle...
Inside The 9,000-Mile Nonstop Mission That Rewrote How Charleston Generates C-17 Airlift
A C-17 can fly 9,000 miles nonstop, but Charleston’s latest exercise shows why maintenance is crucial to sustained airli...
Why The US Air Force Relied On A Single Texas C-130 Wing For The Entire Pacific's Valiant Shield 2026
The vital mission of Airmen on far-flung islands across the Pacific.
The US Air Force's Plan To Fly The C-17 Until 2075 While Its Replacement Exists Only On Paper
Why the USAF is working to sustain its C-17 fleet and possibly restart production, even as it looks to develop the NGAL ...