DefenseUS extends A-10 service life to 2030 after renewed combat useDecision follows recent operations and refueling workaround as legacy tanker fleet declinesApril 21, 2026Read more
DefensePratt & Whitney to power Northrop’s YFQ-48A as USAF evaluates additional CCA designTalon Blue joins earlier YFQ-42A and YFQ-44A prototypes in autonomous wingman effortApril 18, 2026Read more
DefensePentagon awards Lockheed Martin $1.9 billion contract for C-130J training and maintenanceTen-year IDIQ contract extends support for C-130J aircrew and maintenance trainingApril 17, 2026Read more
DefenseUS Air Force lets operational crews fly CCA drones in early field exerciseYFQ-44A flown by front-line Airmen at Edwards to test deployment, logistics and mission control conceptsApril 17, 2026Read more
DefenseB-21 Raider completes first aerial refueling testsStealth bomber moves into longer missions ahead of planned entry into service later this decadeApril 15, 2026Read more
DefenseTrump administration sets aside $5 billion for Boeing F-47 sixth-generation fighterFirst flight remains targeted for 2028 as Navy’s F/A-XX program continues to lose funding and momentumApril 11, 2026Read more
DefenseUS Air Force equips A-10 with probe-and-drogue refueling capabilityAdapter allows legacy attack jet to use hose-based tankers for the first time in USAF serviceApril 09, 2026Read more
DefenseYFQ-42A drone crashes in California test, flights pausedMishap hits US Air Force’s "loyal wingman" program as investigation beginsApril 07, 2026Read more
DefenseIran claims U.S. aircraft losses during F-15E rescue mission, reports remain unverifiedTehran says a C-130 and helicopters were destroyed as conflicting accounts emerge after U.S. confirms rescue of second crew memberApril 05, 2026Read more
DefenseUS rescues second crew member of downed F-15E fighter jet from IranWeapon systems officer recovered after two-day search as pilot had been rescued earlierApril 05, 2026Read more