#United States Air Force
The 4 Most Critical Air Bases In The 2026 Iran Campaign & Why They Matter
Where America's birds are based on combat deployment.
Why The YFQ-44A Is A Glimpse Of How The F-47 Will Fight
Inside the Collaborative Combat Aircraft revolutionizing air warfare.
The F-22's Terrible Fuel Economy Is Actually Its Secret Weapon
How the Raptor beats its opponents in the air and at the pump.
Why The US Air Force's New Combat Drone Still Can't Fire Without A Human's Approval
Anduril's YFQ-44A Fury drone recently destroyed a target, proving its capability, yet a human must remain in the loop fo...
Just How Fuel-Hungry Is The F-22 Raptor In Supercruise?
The F-22 is thirsty at supercruise, but dramatically less so than the F-15 flying at the same speed with afterburners.
How US Trade Tensions Turned Canada's F-35 Buy Into A Sovereignty Debate
Canada has been so unnerved by recent relations with the US that it is moving to purchase a second fighter jet capabilit...
6 US Air Force Bases In Europe With Massive New Strategic Roles In 2026
European air bases are central to the US's ability to project air power in the Middle East, with some becoming more impo...
These 6 Indo-Pacific Air Force Bases Would Decide The Opening Hours Of A Major War
Analyzing the defense of the West-Pac island chains.
5 Fighter Jets With The Highest Top Speeds In Service Today
From the Mach 2.83 MiG-31 to the F-22, these are the five fastest fighter jets still in service.
The World’s Largest Air Forces By Number Of Pilots
Which air force has the deepest roster?
The 5 Combat Drones Redrawing The Global Strike Map In 2026
From small, cheap FPV drones to future fighter jet drones.
The Lockheed P-38 Lightning Pilot With More Confirmed Aerial Victories Than Any Other American In World War II
The battle record of America's ace of aces.
The US Air Force Is Quietly Shrinking Below 5,000 Aircraft For The 1st Time In Its History
Analyzing the numbers behind the USAF's fleet modernization strategy.
The RQ-4 Global Hawk Drone Costs More Per Flight Hour To Operate Than The U-2 Spy Plane It Was Built To Replace
While the Global Hawk has proven to be more expensive over the long haul, its ISR capabilities remain essential to US mi...
The U-2 Spy Plane From 1956 Still Flies Missions That Many Advanced Reconnaissance Satellites Cannot Fully Perform
The Cold War icon serves on after seven decades.
The Real Reason Why Boeing Is Building The F-47 Stealth Fighter And Not Lockheed
The jet will be built on stealth, speed, and strategy.
The US Air Force Retired Its Only Theater-Wide Ground Radar Jet Before Its Replacement Was Ready
Why the USAF abandoned its premier 'eye in the sky.'
Here's Why Boeing Needs Every C-17 Globemaster To Keep Flying Until 2075
How new tech and predictive software is future-proofing the fleet.
The US Air Force Just Spent $143 Million On Software To Keep Its 1960s-Era C-5 Galaxy Flying
The massive C-5 Galaxy will remain in service until 2050, as currently projected.
The 4-Meter Missile That Solved The F-35's Biggest Stealth Vs. Range Problem
Why the incoming AIM-260 promises to be a big boost for the F-35A/C, having been designed around one of its biggest engi...