A U.S. Air Force XQ-58A Valkyrie flies over Eglin Air Force Base’s Gulf Test and Training Range. The recent test flight and data collected will inform future air operations and contribute to advanced ...

New Era of Electronic Combat Begins with the Arrival of the first EA-37B at Davis-Monthan AFB. On Aug. 23, 2024, Air Combat Command received its first EA-37B Compass Call. The aircraft, serial 19-5591 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write on defense, strategy, the profession of arms, and aerospace. The Pentagon’s recent questioning of the Air Force plan to ...

The Air Force still plans to award an engineering and manufacturing development contract for the Next Generation Air Dominance family of systems this year, the head of Air Combat Command said ...

Following years of research and development on artificial intelligence, on Wednesday the Air Force announced it had down-selected two companies that would build and test prototype aircraft in a ...

Vermont Air National Guard Capt. Justin Fischer prepares to fly an F-35A Lightning II at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., May 16, 2024. (Staff Sgt. Jana Somero/Air National Guard) The Air Force is ...

When the Korean War began in 1950, the United States entered a new era of air combat it barely understood. Pilots trained for the piston-engine battles of World War II suddenly faced jet fighters that ...

The US Air Force (USAF) is closing in on selecting its first pilotless fighter jet, and now the service has revealed how it intends to use them. Pentagon leaders envision fielding hundreds or ...

U.S. Air Force Gen. Ken Wilsbach, then the Pacific Air Forces commander, visits Osan Air Base, South Korea, Oct. 19, 2023. (Staff Sgt. Thomas Sjoberg/Air Force) The Kansas City Chiefs didn’t just show ...

As sixth-generation fighter programs ramp up, military insiders are divided over whether future warplanes need pilots at all. The Pentagon is pouring billions into next-generation aircraft, pushing ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write on defense, strategy, the profession of arms, and aerospace. Today America faces a set of national security challenges ...

A UK developed demonstrator aircraft, which will be used to inform the joint Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), has been revealed and is expected to be ready to fly by 2027. The manned aircraft will ...