A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bomber assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing integrates with a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225, in the ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, center, welcomes Qatar Minister of Defense Sheikh Saoud Al Thani to the Pentagon on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, in Washington. Hegseth announced at the meeting with Qatari ...

The Air Force has spiked plans to activate a new command that was pitched as a key part of the service’s efforts to modernize its capabilities and stay competitive against China in a future conflict.

An Air Force officer claims the Air Force can no longer depend on the Army for base protection. Here, a Patriot PAC-2 missile battery prepares to move into the firing position during an exercise at Al ...

Amid shifting budgets, politics, and technology, the Air Force is rethinking NGAD while floating a smaller, cheaper light fighter and accelerating Collaborative Combat Aircraft. We trace the pivot ...

The YFQ-42A takes off at a California test site in August. (Air Force) The U.S. Air Force plans to create independent squadrons for its future fleet of collaborative combat aircraft instead of adding ...

There appears to be no end in sight to the government shutdown, but one specific group of federal employees may be able to steer Congress toward a resolution: air traffic controllers. With the ...

An aircraft from the U.S. Air Force's 432nd Wing crashed near Area 51 on September 23, with no reported fatalities or injuries. Two weeks after the initial incident, investigators discovered signs of ...

In support of the Department of the Air Force “Culture of Fitness” initiative, the Air Force unveiled changes to its Physical Fitness Assessment and a new fitness program, which will apply to Total ...