Cuts to Flight Hours Necessary as Aircraft Sustainment Costs Surge, Air Force General Says According to its fiscal 2022 budget request, the service instead wants to slash flight time by roughly 87,500 hours.
Air Force Plans to Cut 45 Planes from Its Workhorse C-130 Fleet, Upgrade Others The Air Force reiterated budget plans to reduce its C-130 fleet to 255 aircraft in the near future from about 300 currently.
Report: Jet Pilot Had Emergency, Ejected in Crash near Nellis The pilot reported a “flap issue” and then declared an emergency, the NTSB report said.
There Will Be 450 F-35s in Europe by 2030, NATO Commander Says There are currently more than 600 F-35 aircraft operating from nearly 30 locations worldwide, according to Lockheed Martin.
The New Air Force One Plane May Fall a Year Behind Schedule, Air Force Says Boeing Co. is behind schedule on two new Air Force One aircraft.
Vice President's Plane Malfunction Casts Light on Air Force C-32 Woes The U.S. Air Force has no plans to replace its small fleet of Boeing 757s despite a series of high-profile breakdowns in...
Air Force's Mismanagement of KC-46 Tanker Program Is Costing It $100 Million, IG Says The KC-46 Pegasus has had many issues, including how the boom connects and disconnects when refueling aircraft.
Air Force Could Ditch Oldest F-35 Jets as Part of Fighter Downsizing, General Says Older versions of the premier stealth jet may be retired instead of receiving expensive upgrades.
Biggest Navy Exercise in a Generation Will Include 25,000 Personnel Across 17 Time Zones Aircraft carriers, submarines, planes, unmanned vessels, and about 25,000 personnel will participate in Large Scale Exercise...
$14 Billion Contract Marks Start of New Push to Build US F-16 Fighters for Partner Nations The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $14 billion contract to Lockheed Martin to build new F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets for...
Military Moves Ships, Aircraft to Middle East as Senator Seeks to Stop US Action Against Iran The U.S. military has moved additional ships and tanker aircraft into the Middle East and hurried a carrier to the region...
‘They’re Taking Shirly’: An Army Sergeant Thought His Family Was Safe. Then, ICE Deported His Wife. For tens of thousands of U.S. service members with undocumented family members, there’s no guaranteed protection from...
Air Force's Bunker-Buster Bomb Could Take Out Iran Nuclear Facility, But Israel Hints at Other Options The Israeli campaign to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons will be considered a failure if the centrifuges deep...
The Army Parade Was Marked by Quiet Crowds, Trump-Linked Sponsors. But Soldiers Kept Politics at Bay. Despite the mixed feelings, the Army birthday parade was also an overdue opportunity to engage with the public and highlight...
Supreme Court Rules Unanimously Against Time Limits on Combat-Related Disability Pay Attorneys for a class-action suit representing 9,000 veterans argued that a legal interpretation limiting retroactive Combat...
