USAF Blows $705 Million on New Air-to-Ground Attack Weapon, Northrop Grumman to Make It
26 Sep 2023, 07:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $705 million contract by the U.S. Air Force to develop the Stand-In Attack Weapon by 2026
USAF Gets Its Hands of the First T-7A Red Hawk, Pilots Probably Itching to Fly It
22 Sep 2023, 06:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The USAF announced this week it received the first-of-five Engineering, Manufacturing and Development T-7A Red Hawk aircraft
The First-Ever eVTOL Charger Installed at an Air Force Base Is Launching This Year
18 Sep 2023, 04:27 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / USAF's Eglin Base will be the platform for pioneering testing campaigns centered around pioneering electric aircraft and dedicated charging stations
This Funky-Looking Gulfstream G550 VIP Plane Can Disrupt Enemy Comms
13 Sep 2023, 07:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor BAE Systems announced the delivery of the first of ten Gulfstream G550 airplanes converted for electronic warfare.
USAF Settles on Blended Wing Body Aircraft Design, This Is It
17 Aug 2023, 12:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Air Force (USAF) says it has selected California startup JetZero to develop a blended wing body aircraft prototype for its needs
5 Photos Showing What a Blast Working for the USAF Must Be
14 Aug 2023, 08:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / We picked five of the most spectacular photos the USAF released last week, and they all seem to show what a blast it must be to work for the Air Force
USAF's First Archer Midnight eVTOL Flight Coming Soon, Military Ops Will Never Be the Same
11 Aug 2023, 09:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / eVTOL manufacturer Archer announced this week it will deliver the first Midnight aircraft to the USAF early next year at the latest
USAF Beams Mission Data Directly Into a Flying B-2 Spirit Using New Tech
10 Aug 2023, 10:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The USAF and Northrop Grumman are testing new digital communications solutions for the B-2 Spirit bomber, successful tests conducted
5 Photos Showing Why the U.S. Air Force Is the Most Badass in the World
7 Aug 2023, 09:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Here are last week's most impressive photos of USAF aircraft in action, they show everything from fighter jets droppings bombs to helos lifting cargo
USAF Pumps $142 Million Into the Stellantis-Backed Midnight eVTOL
1 Aug 2023, 06:23 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Archer Aviation just secured a hefty $142 million contract with the DoD for the delivery of six of its electric aircraft named Midnight
USAF Flies the T-7A Red Hawk for the First Time, Glimpse of Test Shows Impressive Aircraft
29 Jun 2023, 08:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Boeing made public the first test flight of the U.S. Air Force's future pilot trainer, the T-7A Red Hawk, all seems to have gone according to plan
Maker of Small Supercharged Rotary Engine Tapped by USAF for Future Powerplants
26 Jun 2023, 09:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American engine maker LiquidPiston got a Strategic Funding Increase for the development of a new class of hybrid power solution and engine
MQ-9 "Reaper Express" Lands in the Dirt for the First Time, Doesn't Break
22 Jun 2023, 09:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Air Force managed to land a cargo pod-carrying MQ-9 Reaper drone in the dirt for the first time, opens up new ways of using the ISR machine
Boeing T7 Red Hawk: The USAF's New Advanced Trainer Jet Stuck in Development Purgatory
8 Jun 2023, 14:45 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / As of June 2023, The Boeing-Saab T-7A's tentative introductory date has been pushed back to February 2025 and not a moment sooner
USAF Special Tactics Airmen Pull an MC-130J Commando II Over 490 Feet Because Why Not
5 Jun 2023, 13:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Air Force (USAF) shows images of a bunch of its airmen pulling on an MC-130J Commando II over a considerable distance at a base in Japan
T-7A Red Hawk Ejection Seat Test Is as Awesome as It Sounds
26 May 2023, 12:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Aerospace company Boeing published a video of the ejection seat test for the T-7A Red Hawk which took place at the Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico
USAF Takes Another Step Towards Autonomous Aerial Transportation
4 May 2023, 04:46 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / USAF's AFWERX department is officially working with an autonomous flight expert for the accreditation of safe and effective unpiloted cargo operations
USAF ICBM Unit Uses JTLV Vehicle for the First Time During Op, Calls It a "Batmobile”
2 May 2023, 08:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Air Force Global Strike Command deployed the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) for the first time for Minuteman III ICBM maintenance
First Electric Air Taxis to Be Stationed at a US Military Base Coming in 2024
26 Apr 2023, 03:00 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The California-based Joby will deliver and operate the first electric air taxis to be stationed at an American military base
Largest USAF Elephant Walk Ever Had 4,000 People and 80 Aircraft on the Same Texas Runway
17 Apr 2023, 11:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Air Force may just have broken all records for an elephant walk went it took out on the runway of the Sheppard AFB 4,000 people and 80 aircraft