#United States Air Force
The SR-71 Blackbird's Final Flight Set 4 Speed Records In Just 64 Minutes
The final day that the legendary jet streaked through America's skies.
Why The E-3 Sentry's Rotating Radar Dome Will Be Nearly Impossible To Replace
The eye in the sky the USAF is saying goodbye to.
The Air Forces Operating The World's Newest Stealth Fighters In 2026
More than 20 air forces now fly stealth fighters, but the world has split into two rival clubs that never overlap.
6 Active Fighter Jets That Can Exceed Mach 2
Several modern fighter jets can exceed Mach 2 at altitude, although the most advanced, like F-35 and J-35, sometimes max...
From Classified Test Flight To $20 Billion Contract: The F-47’s Rapid Rise
The Boeing F-47 reached a $20 billion contract in just five years. Here's how secret flights and digital engineering rew...
The Real Reason Why The KC-46 Pegasus Became Both Essential & Deeply Troubled
The snag with the USAF's tanker modernization plans.
No Shelters, No Problem: The Logic Behind Andersen AFB's 20-Acre Concrete Expansion
Hardened aircraft shelters can protect parked aircraft from select munitions, while also providing convenient targeting ...
The Specific Super Hornet, F-15, And F-16 Variants Being Quietly Phased Out In 2026
The US fighter fleet is quietly shrinking in 2026 as aging F-15s, F-16s, Super Hornets, and A-10s enter their final chap...
The Shared Radar Warning Receiver Limitation Of The F-15, F-16, & F/A-18
The challenge for legacy fighter jets in today's battlespace.
The 1998 NASA Laser Experiment On The SR-71 That Could Shape Boeing's F-47
NASA's SR-71 Laser Air Data Sensor (LADS) experiments were ahead of their time, but could prove to have an influence on ...
How The US Air Force Added 15 Years To The B-1B Lancer's Life In Just 22 Days Per Jet
How a radical process improvement just saved the B-1 from the Boneyard.
What Boeing's Latest $280 Million Air Force One Charge Really Means
The VC-25B has been a lesson in the risks of high-risk fixed-price contracts and short-term high-profile savings for the...
Why The B-52 Will Still Be Flying Alongside America's Newest Stealth Bomber
The B-52J will serve a complementary role with the B-21 with the two aircraft optimized for different, but related missi...
A Refueling Collision Scattered SR-71 Titanium Across West Texas In 1970: Now It's Being Sold To Collectors
How a tragic loss became a decades-long treasure hunt.
Why The US Air Force Is Quietly Buying Up Lufthansa's Boeing 747s In 2026
The purchase reflects the growing strain on the Air Force One replacement program.
The World’s Largest Air Forces By Number Of F-35s
A closer look at some of the leading F-35 armadas around the world.
How The Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit's Cockpit Layout Prioritizes Long-Duration Mission Endurance
A closer look at the ergonomics of the world's first fifth-generation bomber.
Why The US Air Force Just Sent A Third Of Its B-1B Fleet To 1 British Airbase
England's RAF Fairford has been the primary strategic bomber air base used to conduct missions over Iran in 2026.
Why Did McDonnell Douglas Build The C-17 Globemaster With 4 Engines?
The C-17 Globemaster III's four-engine design holds the key to its unrivaled capabilities, but was this a choice of powe...
Why F-35 Squadrons Cannot Reprogram Their Own Mission Data Files Without US Approval
Pulling back the curtain on the Joint Strike Fighter.