US Air Force

Washington:  The US Air Force’s next-gen engine prototype effort is facing a two-year delay and will not complete before fiscal 2030, the service confirmed. Under the Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) programme, engine makers GE...

Washington: Just two years after unveiling a new tanker strategy that would involve the development of a futuristic stealthy tanker, the US Air Force is yet again shifting course for its air refuelling fleet,...

Washington: The US Senate May 13 confirmed Troy Meink, a longtime fixture of the space world, to lead the US Air Force and Space Force as their top civilian official. Approved in a 74-25...

Washington: The US Air Force announced it has selected Beale Air Force Base in California to host the service’s first “Aircraft Readiness Unit” dedicated to its future fleet of drone wingmen. The drones, dubbed Collaborative...

On March 21, US President Donald Trump formally announced the decision to enter into a contract with Boeing to create the next-generation American fighter under the NGAD (Next Generation Air Dominance) program. The US...

Washington: The US Air Force greatly expanded funding for the prototype engine for the service’s planned sixth-generation fighter. General Electric of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Pratt & Whitney Engines of East Hartford, Connecticut, each received...

Washington: The Air Force is further delaying the production contract for its newest trainer aircraft, the T-7 Red Hawk, and will expand its testing in a major reorganisation of the program’s acquisition strategy. The service...

Washington: The US Air Force awarded Boeing a $2.4 billion contract  to buy 15 more KC-46A Pegasus refuelling tankers. The KC-46 award, which covers the tankers’ 11th lot, will bring the number Boeing has on...

Washington: The Pentagon announced a new hypersonic testing partnership with Australia and the United Kingdom, an agreement focused on improving facilities and information sharing across the three countries. The partnership — dubbed the Hypersonic Flight...

Tel Aviv: The increased number of Iranian militia in Syria brought the US to act against them. On Monday, November 11 the US air force attacked nine targets associated with Iranian-affiliated groups in Syria...

Washington: US Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall raised a warning flag on the service’s ability to afford a next-generation refuelling tanker at a mobility conference on November 1. The Air Force says that tanker —...

Washington:  The Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) connects sensors and effectors never designed to work together into one command and control system so warfighters can see and act on data across the entire battlefield...

Washington: Early next year, the US Air Force will see a demo of a new Honeywell system that combines kinetic interceptors, directed energy and electronic warfare capabilities to protect high-value targets from swarms of...