Tag: US Air Force
Boeing unveils first T-7A Red Hawk trainer assembled for the US...
Aerospace and defense major Boeing has shared the first photo of the first T-7A Red Hawk advanced trainer jet assembled for the...
US Air Force readies avionics overhaul for older C-130 airlifters
The $690 million project is a significant avionics upgrade for 124 C-130Hs and 10 LC-130H airframes.
US Air Force picks E-7 Wedgetail as AWACS successor
The US Air Force has selected Boeing's E-7 Wedgetail as a replacement for a portion of the E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and...
US Air Force general convicted in historic sexual misconduct trial
The verdict marks the first court-martial trial and conviction of a general officer in the Air Force’s 75 year history.
US Air Force buys 3rd ‘green’ Global 6000 for E-11A BACN...
US Air Force personnel from Hanscom AFB recently completed the purchase of the third of overall six planned new aircraft that will...
US B-1 bomber engulfed by fire in Dyess air force base...
A US Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber caught fire during routine engine maintenance at Dyess air force base, the service has confirmed.
US Air Force completes first multi-platform IRST test with Legion pods
Two fighters located a target without the use of radar or other active ranging sources by pooling infra-red search and track (IRST) sensor data via their Legion pods in the test.
US Air Force Base Eielson receives its final F-35A fighters
The final two F-35A fighters, with serials 19-5494 and 19-5496, arrived to Eielson from Fort Worth on April 15.
US Air Force starts fielding new H&K Squad Designated Marksmanship Rifle
The US Air Force announced it is in the final phase of delivering the Squad Designated Marksmanship Rifle (SDMR) to units across...
US doomsday plane now has its first dedicated simulator after 50...
US Air Force E-4B pilots and flight engineers assigned to the 595th Command and Control Group at Offutt Air Force Base have...
