Tag: US Air Force
US Air Force contracts Exosonic for development of supersonic adversary drone
The UAV will help the pilot training mission by acting as a near-peer adversary fighter to challenge fighter pilots in live flight training.
US Air Force drops new GBU-72 penetrator bomb for first time
The GBU-72 penetrator bomb will introduce substantially higher lethality compared to similar legacy weapons like the GBU-28 bunker busting bomb.
US Air Force uses VIPER kit for first-ever hot-pit refuel of...
The VIPER kit will allow USAF aircraft to be refueled by partner nations using their own refueling equipment on bases around the world.
Lockheed delivers high energy laser to US Air Force for AC-130J...
Lockheed Martin announced on October 7 it delivered the first Airborne High Energy Laser (AHEL) system to the US Air Force for...
US Air Force’s new Compass Call electronic warfare plane flies for...
The Compass Call EW system is being integrated on the Gulfstream G550 for increased speed, endurance and extended stand-off range.
Vanilla Unmanned concludes record 8-day unrefueled flight in California
Vanilla Unmanned broke the world record for unrefueled, internal combustion endurance of an unmanned aircraft at Edwards AFB.
F-35A completes final flight test with B61-12 guided nuclear bomb
The US Air Force has come a step closer to receiving nuclear-capable F-35s after the aircraft's final flight test with B61-12 nuclear bomb.
US Air Force activates first Europe-based F-35A squadron
The US Air Force's first F-35 squadron in Europe will consist of 27 aircraft and roughly 60 personnel.
US Air Force completes first free flight test of HAWC hypersonic...
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the US Air Force completed a free flight test of the Hypersonic Air-breathing...
US Air Force wraps up planned retirement of 17 B-1 bombers
The US Air Force Global Strike Command completed the planned retirement of 17 B-1B bombers as the last aircraft departed Edwards Air...
