USAF accidentally drops hypersonic missile during test
A hypersonic missile under development accidentally separated from a B-52 aircraft during tests in the United States, according…
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An acronym for the United States Air Force. Topics related to the USAF’s aircraft, operations, and personnel.
Boeing demonstrates capacities of latest F-15 variant [Video]
The Boeing F-15QA, to be delivered to Qatar in 2021, made its first flight in the skies of…
Boeing to receive $882 million in withheld USAF payments
The United States Air Force has reached two agreements with Boeing, one regarding the final corrections to the…
U.S. Air Force reports new Boeing KC-46 critical deficiency
The Boeing KC-46 Pegasus tanker is marred by yet another technical problem. The United States Air Force has…
Flawed Boeing KC-46A tanker catches Israel interest
The State Department officially informed the Congress of its intention to proceed with the sale of 8 Boeing…
Boeing tests nightmare scenario onboard T-7A Red Hawk [Video]
To demonstrate the reliability of the T-7A Red Hawk, Boeing tested the limits of its new advanced training…
Pentagon confirms new “Trump” paint job for Air Force One
In accordance with the United States President Donald Trump’s wishes, the new livery of the upcoming U.S. presidential…
U.S. forces recover bodies and black boxes from E-11A crash site
Two bodies and the flight data recorders from the USAF E-11A plane that crashed in Ghazni, eastern Afghanistan,…
Mysterious crash in Afghanistan could be USAF plane
Initially thought to be a passenger flight, the aircraft that crashed in Ghazni region, Afghanistan, now appears to…
USAF set to replace its “Doomsday plane”
The United States Air Force is actively looking for a replacement to the E-4B Nightwatch also known as…
Third USAF F-16 crash in less than two months
An F-16 Fighting Falcon of the United States Air Force crashed as it was about to land on Kunsan…
Draken Mirage F1 achieves maiden flight [Video]
Almost three months after its competitor ATAC, Draken International announced the maiden flight of one of its Mirage…
Crash of two USAF Northrop T-38 Talon trainers kills two pilots
Two Northrop T-38 Talon aircraft of the United States Air Force crashed during a training mission in northeastern…
USAF F-16 accidentally releases dummy bomb in Japan
A United States Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon accidentally dropped an inert bomb on private land outside training…
USAF F-16 fighter jet crashes during training in New Mexico
A United States Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed near Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, on October…
X-37B, the mysterious space drone, lands after two-year mission
The X-37B, the United States Air Force space drone, has just returned to Earth after a 780-day flight.…
US F-16 fighter jet crashes during training near Trier, Germany
An F-16C fighter jet belonging to the United States Air Force crashed near Zemmer, close to the German…
Incident prompts USAF to ban Boeing KC-46 from transporting cargo
The United States Air Force banned the KC-46 tanker from carrying cargo and passengers indefinitely after an incident…