The YFQ-42A collaborative combat aircraft, made by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., takes off at a undisclosed California location for its first flight. (Air Force) The Air Force announced ...

First Lt. Maurielle Pankau, a 183rd Air Component Operations Squadron intelligence analyst planner, participates in the Shadow Operations Center — Nellis "Experiment 3" on June 13, 2025. (Airman 1st ...

The Air Force’s F-47 fighter jet will fly some 70 percent farther without refueling than today’s F-22s, allowing tankers to stay farther from the fray—a key advantage in a potential Pacific conflict.

The following is the Nov. 28, 2025, Congressional Research Service in focus report U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat ...

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 ...

This story has been corrected. The U.S. Air Force will begin its largest joint multinational exercise in the western Pacific next week to stress-test its maneuver concept for modern warfare. Resolute ...