The Future of Bombers: Air Force commits to both B-21 and B-52 aircraft

The Air Force’s future is both moving forward and tied to the past. The bombers of the future have already been decided: they are the B-21 Raider, which is currently under development, and the venerable B-52 Stratofortress, a holdover from the Cold War, the airframes of which are older than the pilots flying them.  The […]

The Pic of the Day: Want to ride snowmobiles behind enemy lines? Join the Air Force

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operator rides a snowmobile during Emerald Warrior 20-1 near the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, Jan. 22, 2020. Emerald Warrior 20-1 provides annual, realistic pre-deployment training encompassing multiple joint operating areas to prepare special operations forces, conventional force enablers, partner nations, and interagency elements to integrate with, and […]

Israeli Air Force pounds Islamic Jihad targets in Syria, Gaza

The Israeli Air Force blasted several Islamic Jihad targets in Syria and the Gaza Strip late Sunday and early Monday after the terrorist organization fired dozens of rockets into Israel.  The Israelis later killed one terrorist who attempted to plant explosives along the fence with Gaza, the military said in a statement. They then dragged […]

Air Force continues to pound Al-Shabaab targets in Somalia

The United States conducted an airstrike on February 17 on an al-Shabaab compound in Somalia. The official statement from AFRICOM didn’t report on any casualties but did state that no civilians were injured in the airstrike.  However, the Horn of Africa Observer (HAO) reported that three al-Shabab members were killed in the U.S. airstrike. The […]

How the Air Force plans to overwhelm enemy defenses with the Gremlin Drones

The Space Force might have become a reality, but the U.S. Air Force is closer than any other branch to getting a futuristic weapon. Last November, the Air Force tested the X-61A Gremlin Air Vehicle. A remotely-piloted aircraft (RPA), the Gremlin is designed to be used in mass and to be deployed from a C-130A […]

Hamas attacks Israel, Israeli Air Force responds, ceasefire breaks

The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel didn’t last long. Hamas members launched rockets into southern Israel on Saturday. Israel responded late Saturday night with airstrikes from fighter jets and helicopters in the city of Deir al-Balah and the southern city of Khan Younis. The IDF said that it targeted the terror group’s military capabilities. “The […]

Chuck Yeager: The Air Force’s world record-breaker turns 97 today

Chuck Yeager always had the “Right Stuff” regardless if NASA never selected him for the space program. Yeager was a decorated fighter pilot in World War II and became a test pilot and was the first man to exceed the speed of sound in level flight. Yeager was born to a farming family on February […]

Israeli Air Force pounds Iranian targets inside Syria

During the early pre-dawn hours of Thursday, the Israeli air force reportedly pounded several proxy Iranian militia targets according to the Syrian government. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that 12 militiamen were killed. The Syrian military released a statement through the Syrian state news agency SANA claiming that they downed a […]

The Pic of the Day: This is Draco, the Air Force’s secret surveillance plane

Christopher Davis, left, a field service technician, and Ken Cave, an airframe and powerplant specialist with the 319th Special Operations Squadron, prepare for routine maintenance on a U-28A Draco at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Oct. 31, 2019. The 319th SOS maintainers enable U-28s to provide tactical airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance in support of special operations […]

A crisis in the making? Air Force Spec Ops short on operators

The Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) appears to be short on active-duty operators, a report indicates. As 2019 faded away, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report that reveals a crisis in the making for the Air Force’s elite. Like almost every other Special Operations Command, during the last years, AFSOC has […]

B-52s and B-2s: Air Force deploys strategic bombers as further deterrence against Iran

Despite the cooling of tensions between Iran and the United States, the Pentagon has deployed a number of strategic bombers to the Indian Ocean as further deterrence against additional Iranian actions. The Air Force has deployed an unspecified number of B-52 Stratofortress and B-2 Spirit strategic bombers to the Naval Support Facility (NSF) Diego Garcia, […]