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13 May 2019

The Special Reason an Armada of 24 USAF F-22 Raptors All Launched Together

Something to do with elephants. “Instead of always painstakingly deploying entire 24-plane squadrons or even the whole 48-jet wing , as custom dictated , in 2013 wing officers wrote new procedures for sending a...

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13 November 2018

U.S. Air Force Plans to Arm Stealth F-35s, F-15s and F-16s with the Ultimate Weapon

Advances in computer power, processing speed and AI are rapidly changing the scope of what platforms are able to perform without needing human intervention. The Air Force and DARPA are now testing new hardware...

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5 November 2018

Air Weapons (Smart Bombs and Missiles): Customized For F-35A

Japan has ordered AGM-158B JASSM ER (extended range of 900 kilometers) gliding smart bombs for its F-15 fighter-bombers. These cost $1.15 million each and will be delivered by 2020. Since it entered production in...

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9 March 2017

US Air Force to hold light attack experiment this summer

The US Air Force is planning a light attack aircraft experiment at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico this summer, marking the service’s first step to introduce a new, low-cost fighter. The USAF chief...

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8 March 2017

Israel Considers Options to Buy US Warplanes, Helicopters

Israel is considering which of two major U.S. defense contractors to patronize when it closes two deals to replace its fleet of aging warplanes and transport helicopters, according to Globes. It may decide to...

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8 April 2015

Saudis to foot the bill for refueling in Yemen fight

U.S. Air Force tankers are standing by to provide fuel for Saudi Arabian pilots as they combat extremists in Yemen, but the U.S. won’t foot the bill. The Saudi government requested U.S. tanker support...

News & Events Features

7 November 2014

White House Seeks New Legal Framework for Strikes on Islamic State

Administration to Push for Legislation Authorizing Military Force Against Militant Group in Iraq and Syria. The White House is pursuing a two-stage plan for revamping the legal architecture used by the government to conduct...

4/5 Gen. Fighter News / Exercise & Air shows

5 November 2014

U.S. Pilots Say New Chinese Stealth Fighter Could Become Equal of F-22, F-35

China’s new Shenyang J-31 stealth fighter — making its debut next week at the Zhuhai international airshow — could eventually become more than a match for American stealth fighters in battle, several U.S. military...

Features & Analysis

27 October 2014

After Decades Of Lagging Modernization, The U.S. Air Force Is Losing Its Edge

At its inception in 1947, America’s youngest military service could rightly claim to be the force of the future. The U.S. Air Force was born of an idea that long-range bombing would transform the...