Archer Aviation delivers first Midnight eVTOL to USAF
California-based startup Archer Aviation has announced the delivery of the first of six Midnight eVTOLs to the U.S.…
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Boeing wins $2.56 billion contract with USAF to deliver two E-7A Wedgetails at an accelerated pace
Amid the rapid obsolescence of its E-3 Sentry, the U.S. Air Force has reached a $2.56 billion deal…
B-1 and B-2 bombers gain new capabilities to counter Russia and China
On two different fronts, the US Air Force (USAF) is evaluating new equipment and techniques to improve the…
Boeing delivers first production MH-139 Grey Wolf helicopter to U.S. Air Force
Boeing has delivered the first production MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter to the U.S. Air Force (USAF). The aircraft…
US Air Force is ‘pausing’ its 6th-generation fighter project
The future of the 6th-generation fighter that is being considered to replace the F-22A Raptor in the US…
Lockheed Martin resumes deliveries of F-35 fighters
The US Air Force (USAF) and F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) have resumed receiving F-35A Lightning II fighters…
B-2 stealth bomber gets upgrade while B-21 does not enter service
Northrop Grumman, while developing the new B-21 Raider, announced a major upgrade for the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber.…
B-52 bomber with new engines expected to enter service from 2033
The U.S. Air Force’s (USAF) fleet of 76 Boeing B-52H strategic bombers that will be upgraded have been…
US Air Force pushes maiden flight of new Air Force One to 2026
The US Air Force (USAF) revealed that it expects the maiden flight of the VC-25B, the new Air…
Boeing resumes deliveries of new KC-46s to the US Air Force
Boeing’s contract with the US Air Force (USAF) to supply KC-46A Pegasus tankers remains troubled. The planemaker sent…
The Challenges Ahead of America’s New “Doomsday Plane”
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) is not a new company – it was founded in 1963 – nor is…
US Air Force shows B-21 stealth bomber in flight for the first time
Almost 18 months after being officially revealed, the B-21 Raider stealth bomber had the first in-flight images released…
US Air Force loses yet another B-2 stealth bomber
The US Air Force (USAF) confirmed through a report in April that it will no longer recover a…
Korean Air sells five Boeing 747-8s that could become the new “Doomsday planes”
The U.S. Air Force’s (USAF) new “doomsday” planes could be jets that flew with Korean Air. The South…
US Air Force chief flies fighter piloted by artificial intelligence
The X-62A VISTA aircraft had a different occupant on a test flight at Edwards Air Force Base in…
Did the Aurora, the hypersonic spy plane, really exist?
It all began in 1985 when The Los Angeles Times and Aviation Week noticed the term “Aurora” inadvertently…
Boeing will supply seven more MH-139A helicopters to the US Air Force
The US Air Force has awarded Boeing a new contract to supply seven MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters. The…
Doomsday plane: US Air Force will pay $13 billion for E-4B replacement
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has been awarded a $13 billion contract by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to…
Boeing excluded from US Air Force unmanned fighter program
The US Air Force announced the two competitors of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program that will continue…
B-1B bomber is “resurrected” by the US Air Force
The US Air Force (USAF) has recovered one of its B-1B Lancer bombers from a “graveyard” located at…