Air Force

A Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CF-18 Hornet takes on fuel off the coast of Hawaii.

These are some of the most advanced 4th generation fighters ever built, featuring advanced avionics, superior weapons, upgraded engines, stealth technology, and several other upgrades making them powerful combat platforms.

South Korea and the US staged a joint air exercise involving a B-52H strategic bomber, triggering North Korea and its provocative behaviors.

The US Air Force gears up for the global military arms race with its newest high-energy laser weapons system, developed by Raytheon Technologies for air defense and counter-unmanned aerial systems (UAS), with over 25,000 operational hours and licensing in over 45 countries.

The US Air Force gears up with its hypersonic aircraft Quarterhorse as its next hypersonic jet aircraft reaching speeds of up to Mach 5.

US Air Force secretary Frank Kendall disclosed that the second round of testing of the ARRW hypersonic weapon on March 13 was unsuccessful.

The US Air Force has been working with Lockheed Martin to develop the AGM-183 ARRW (Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon), a hypersonic air-to-ground missile. This weapon is designed to enable the US to hold fixed, high-value, time-sensitive targets at risk in contested environments.

On March 21, US Navy awarded Northrop nearly $50M for E-2D Hawkeye AEW aircraft engineering and product support services.

An American F-22 Raptor touched down in the Philippines for the first time last week to conduct integration and training at Clark Air Base.

The US Air Force has sought a budget boost for FY24 as it plans to retire dozens of F-22s and other older fighter planes and acquire new aircraft.

The Air Force is ramping up plans for incorporating drone wingmen into its fleet and envisions 1,000 of the so-called collaborative combat aircraft in service as it sketches out ideas.

Agile Reaper 23-1 is the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing’s effort to exercise Agile Combat Employment, rehearse capabilities in an operationally relevant environment, and provide air dominance, global mobility, and command and control in the Indo-Pacific region.