The Air Force warns that having a smaller fleet may increase the risk it won't be able to carry out all its missions.

Key Points and Summary – The Air Force plans to modernize early Block 20 F-22s—once training jets—adding open mission systems, improved stealth coatings, EW upgrades, and AIM-9X/AIM-120D/AIM-260 ...

The US Air Force requires a 22% expansion of its fighter fleet to 1,558 aircraft by 2035, up from 1,271 currently, according ...

U.S. Air Force Airmen, assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing, perform base operations during a Combat Readiness Exercise at RAF ...

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach as the Air Force’s next chief of staff. Wilsbach was approved as part ...

Chief Master Sgt. David R. Wolfe has served with roughly half a dozen security forces units since enlisting in the Air Force ...

Wolfe, who most recently served as command chief master sergeant of Air Combat Command in Virginia, will replace Chief Master ...

Air Force Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach was confirmed as the next Air Force chief of staff, the last hurdle before he takes the ...

The YFQ-42 becomes the first of the U.S. Air Force’s new Collaborative Combat Aircraft to enter flight testing. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has announced on Aug. 27, 2025, that its YFQ-42A ...

After six combat tours and more than 20 years in the United States Air Force, Travis Gladhill could have settled anywhere. He ...

Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach’s promotion ends a period of uncertainty for the service. He is expected to assume his new role in the ...