The Air Force Just Flew a Surveillance Drone for 2 Days Straight
The Air Force just flew an unmanned aircraft for two days, demonstrating the drone's ability to take off and land by itself.
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NATO's Aging Eye in the Sky to Get a Last Overhaul
NATO and Boeing agreed Wednesday on a $1 billion contract to refurbish the military alliance’s aging fleet of AWACs.
Small Aircraft Fleets Are a Big Drain on Air Force Budget, Study Finds
The U.S. Air Force finds itself at a crossroads on what to do about its small aircraft fleets.
Navy's 'Doomsday' Plane Hits a Bird, Suffers $2M in Damages
An E-6B Mercury, a nuclear command-and-control plane, hit the bird at Naval Air Station Patuxent River on Oct. 2.
Pentagon: Midwest Balloon Flights Didn't Spy on Civilians
The two test flights were part of a project to develop all-weather radar-imaging capability from the stratosphere.
Surveillance Ops Continue Over Gulf Despite Drone Shootdown, Air Force General Says
U.S. surveillance and reconnaissance flights haven't stopped or been scaled back since Iran shot down a Navy RQ-4 last week.
Iran Says it Almost Downed a P-8 Surveillance Plane. Here's What the P-8 Does
Iranian leaders said they refrained from shooting down a P-8 transiting in the region, and instead shot down the Global Hawk.
Russian Fighter Escorts US Intelligence Plane over Baltic
The Russian military says it scrambled a fighter jet to escort a U.S. intelligence plane over the Baltic Sea.
Pentagon Reveals US Observation Flight over Ukraine
An unarmed U.S. Air Force plane with American and international observers flew a special flight over Ukraine Thursday.
US Air Force Surveillance Mission Moving to RAF Fairford by 2024
The U.S. Air Force is moving operations of some of its most sophisticated spy planes about three hours southwest in England.
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