Tag: US Air Force
Northrop gets advance procurement contract for B-21 Raider bomber
The US Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a $108 million contract for advance procurement in support of the B-21 Raider bomber...
In a first, US Air Force AWACS receives in-air electronic warfare...
The AWACS has demonstrated the ability to receive in-air electronic warfare software updates derived from EW data collected and transmitted while in flight.
US Air Force reveals name of its next-generation ICBM
The US Air Force's next-generation nuclear-capable missile, which has been referred to as the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent until now, will be...
SNC delivers third and final A-29 Super Tucano to AFSOC
The US Air Force Special Operations Command will use the aircraft for its Combat Aviation Advisor (CAA) missions.
US Air Force’s new HH-60W combat rescue helicopter starts operational trials
The US Air Force's HH-60W Jolly Green II has begun operational testing after the last of the service's new combat search and...
US Air Force begins retiring weapons instructor F-15Cs at Nellis AFB
US Air Force Base Nellis bid farewell to one of its last few F-15C fighters as the aircraft departed to its final...
US Air Force launches Bolt II sounding rocket for hypersonic research
The US Air Force Research Laboratory and Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFRL/AFOSR) have launched a new sounding rocket to collect...
First US Air Force AWACS flies with Dragon Mod upgrade at...
A US Air Force E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft has flown with the Dragon Mod upgrade for the first...
US B-2 bomber lands in Australia on 50-hour Indo-Pacific region sortie
A US Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber flew from the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, to Royal Australian Air...
US F-16 fighter crashes in Louisiana
An F-16 fighter aircraft crashed on March 23 in Louisiana, the local police have confirmed.
The pilot is safe...