Tag: US Air Force
US Air Force’s first Europe-based F-35s arrive in England
The first US Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft to be based in Europe have arrived at their new home in Suffolk,...
US F-15Es mark first operational use of new StormBreaker bomb
The US Air Force's 391st Fighter Squadron became the first operational unit to use the GBU-53/B, the new small diameter bomb known...
Northrop Grumman to turn Global Hawks into hypersonic research support assets
The Pentagon has awarded Northrop Grumman a task order to reconfigure four US Air Force EQ-4 Block 20 Global Hawk aircraft for...
After Niger, US donates C-130 aircraft to Jordan
The United States transferred two of three C-130 transport aircraft to Jordan in a ceremony organized by the Royal Jordanian Air Force...
Niger receives second of three C-130H Hercules from the US
The United States have delivered a second former US Air Force C-130H Hercules transport aircraft to the Nigerien Armed Forces.
US Air Force unlocks more missions for its KC-46A Pegasus tanker
The US Air Force's new KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling tanker has been cleared to provide fuel to more aircraft types as the...
MQ-9 Reaper crashes at Holloman AFB during takeoff
A US Air Force MQ-9 Reaper remotely-piloted aircraft crashed during takeoff at Holloman Air Force Base in the morning hours of December...
US Air Force pilots are getting improved “bladder relief” devices
The US Air Force is slated to receive the first shipment of the Omni Gen. 3 Skydrate, an improved in-flight bladder relief...
US F-16 fighter drops fuel tanks in emergency landing in Japan
A US Air Force F-16 fighter was forced to drop its two external fuel tanks before making an emergency landing at an...
USAF Raptors, F-16s, join Navy F/A-18s for weapon evaluation event
The evaluation saw navy aircrews fire eight AIM-120 and 12 AIM-9 missiles.
