USAF ups Boeing KC-46 Pegasus tanker order to nearly 100
Boeing has announced a contract by the US Air Force for another 15 KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling aircraft,…
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An acronym for the United States Air Force. Topics related to the USAF’s aircraft, operations, and personnel.
USAF orders 12 more KC-46 tankers from Boeing
Boeing received an additional order for 12 KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling and transport aircraft from the United States…
Modified Avenger drones to be used for Skyborg testing
General Atomics announced that two of their Avenger drones will be used in 2021 and 2022 to test…
USAF and lawmakers fight over JSTARS aircraft retirement
For the past two years, the United States Air Force and members of the U.S. Congress have not…
Mirage F1 to begin training USAF pilots in Florida
A unit of Mirage F1 fighter jets owned by Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC), a subsidiary of Textron,…
Artificial intelligence co-pilots US Air Force U-2 spy plane
The United States Air Force tested the use of artificial intelligence to pilot a military aircraft. The experiment…
XQ-58A Valkyrie maiden sortie with F-22 and F-35
A flight test campaign involving an XQ-58A Valkyrie experimental combat drone, a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B, an Air…
USAF F-15E fighters to use recycled wings from Saudi F-15S
As the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) was preparing to scrap the wings of 66 of its F-15S…
B-1B test-launches cruise missile externally ahead of hypersonic weapons
A B-1B Lancer strategic bomber of the United States Air Force successfully carried out an external weapon release…
USAF tests B-1B Lancer capacity to carry hypersonic weapons
A B-1B Lancer strategic bomber of the United States Air Force successfully passed a captive-carry test of a…
No fix before months for KC-46 Pegasus cargo issue
The KC-46 Pegasus is banned from transporting cargo and personnel due to a safety deficiency. While the problem…
USAF F-35A achieves supersonic nuclear bomb drop-test
A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II successfully completed a series of flight tests in which it demonstrated…
Air Force One, the flying White House
From AeroTime Archives | This article was written and originally published on November 16, 2018.If there is one…
Boeing and Airbus to compete again for USAF tanker modernization
The United States Air Force is ready to move forward with the second program aimed at renewing its…
Air Force Two forced to turn around after hitting bird [Video]
Air Force Two, the plane carrying United States Vice President Mike Pence, was forced to turn around after…
Oregon Air National Guard to get new F-15EX jets first
The Oregon Air National Guard was chosen to be first to receive the Boeing F-15EX in 2022. New…
USAF F-15 Eagle fighter jets take over Iceland airspace defense
A detachment of F-15C/D Eagles of the United States Air Force (USAF) was deployed to Keflavik Air Base,…
ATAC’s Mirage F1 fleet to begin adversary training with USAF
Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) announced it received a third contract for adversary air live training, using its fleet…