The Air Force is seeking to backfill the inventory of MQ-9 Reapers and field a cheaper, more expendable replacement.

The U.S. Air Force’s first William Tell exercise in 19 years came to a conclusion on Friday, September 15, 2023, at the Air Dominance Center in Savannah, Georgia, marking the culmination of five days ...

Although designed and designated as a bomber, the B-21 Raider can more usefully be thought of as a stealthy, networked, long-range aircraft capable of employing a considerable payload of large weapons ...

A Florida-based air wing this year led the U.S. side of Freedom Flag, a biannual air power exercise with South Korea, and ...

Air combat is changing faster than at any point since the transition from propellers to jets. After three decades of largely unchallenged Western air dominance, a genuine contest for the skies has ...

The Air Force still plans to award an engineering and manufacturing development contract for the Next Generation Air Dominance family of systems this year, the head of Air Combat Command said ...

Vermont Air National Guard Capt. Justin Fischer prepares to fly an F-35A Lightning II at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., May 16, 2024. (Staff Sgt. Jana Somero/Air National Guard) The Air Force is ...

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected Cubic Defense, a leading provider of technology solutions including advanced air combat training, as a partner in its Air Combat ...

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General Atomics announced Monday it has been chosen by the Defense Department to develop a sophisticated new drone that can be used for air-to-air combat. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ...

As sixth-generation fighter programs ramp up, military insiders are divided over whether future warplanes need pilots at all. The Pentagon is pouring billions into next-generation aircraft, pushing ...