#United States Air Force
How The B-21 Raider Compares To The B-2 Spirit, B-52 & B-1B – And Why It Wins Every Category
How the B-21 Raider compares with the B-52, B-1B, and B-2—and why it will shape the USAF's future bomber force.
The 5 Busiest Military Airspace Corridors In The World In 2026
A closer look at where warbirds soar the most on the globe.
Why The US Air Force Is Retiring 100 F-15C Eagles But Keeping A Specific Group Flying
Why the F-15C is retiring, but select “Platinum Eagles” still fly, and how the USAF bridges the gap to the F-15EX.
Here's Why The Boeing F-47 Could Become The Most Expensive Aircraft In History
Will the NGAD bankrupt the Pentagon?
How A 10-Year Air Force Pilot Can Walk Into A $20 Million Airline Career
The roadmap to an enriching post-service career for veterans.
Why The World's 1st Operational Fighter Jet Never Lived Up To Its Potential
The shortcomings that turned a 'wonder weapon' into a dud.
Why The KC-46 Pegasus Is Still The Most Controversial Aircraft In The US Military Inventory
The trouble with the newest tanker jet in the USAF.
How Boeing's T-7A Was Built In 3 Years & Became The Blueprint To End The F-35 Era
Why the T-7A points to both the enormous potential of advanced digital prototyping tools and their limits in the real wo...
How US Fighter Pilot Salaries Compare With Other Leading Nations In 2026
The reward for service in the leading air powers.
Why The B-21 Raider Costs Less Per Hour To Operate Than The B-2 Spirit It Replaces
The B-21 is a generation upgrade over the B-2 intended to be a high-end stealth bomber workhorse than a first night wond...
The US Air Force Retired Its Last A-10 Warthog From South Korea: Here's What Fills The Gap
Why the A-10's role is not being directly replaced and why debate is whether its role is disappearing or evolving.
Why The B-21 Raider Can Be Deployed To Forward Bases The B-2 Spirit Could Never Operate From
The Raider is designed to overcome the enormous logistical difficulties of the Spirit, but it also faces a much more dan...
This Cold War Bomber Survived 20 Retirement Attempts To Become The US Air Force's Most-Deployed Strike Aircraft
The B-52 may live to be 100, even though efforts to find a replacement started in the 1950s when it was still being buil...
Why The SR-71 Blackbird's Silver Tires Wore Out Faster Sitting Still Than Landing At 200 Knots
The SR-71's tires were engineered for such extreme conditions that it makes them poorly suited to withstanding weight at...
The Critical Capability Gap In The US Vice President's Boeing 757 That Nobody's Talking About
What is going on with Air Force Two?
Why The B‑21 Raider Will Be The 1st Bomber Built For Fully Digital Warfare
The new Northrop Grumman bomber promises to revolutionize bomber maintenance and availability.
The Problem Lockheed Martin Ran Into When Delivering The F-35 Last Year
2025 was a record-breaking year for F-35 deliveries, but the truth behind the numbers may surprise you.
The F-4 Phantom's Raw Power Is Exactly Why 60 Years Later No Modern Jet Has Fully Replaced It
The legacy of the iconic American 'muscle jet.'
Why Northrop Grumman Must Accelerate B-21 Raider Production Before The USAF Can Hit Its 100-Bomber Target
The urgency is rising to debut the Air Force's newest bomber.
Why The B-52's New Rolls-Royce Engines Will Make America's 70-Year-Old Bomber More Efficient Than Ever
The next chapter in the story of the B-52 is now being written.