Summary and Key Points You Need to Know: The A-10 Thunderbolt II, a revered close air support aircraft known for its ability to fly low and deliver devastating firepower, faces potential retirement as ...

A moving contractor loads a moving truck with a service member's household goods during the permanent change of station peak-season at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. in 2018. (Staff Sgt. Oz Suguitan/U.S.

The Air Force has stood ready to defend the US with its nuclear-armed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles for over 50 years. Now the service might be forced to extend that into the 2050s ...

The Pentagon awarded the OCX contract to Raytheon, now known as RTX Corporation, in 2010, with a timetable for completion in 2016 at a cost of $3.7 billion. Budget projections to finish the program ...

Key Points and Summary - The F-15EX Eagle II arrived with baggage: critics say it’s not stealthy and therefore not future-proof. -Yet the jet solves real Air Force problems right now. -It hauls an ...

The US Air Force's fleet is continuing to shrink and age with newer fighters delayed or still in development. A new Mitchell Institute report examines decades-old challenges facing the service. US ...

A senior United States Air Force official has warned that Boeing must resolve persistent technical problems with its KC-46 aerial refueling tanker before the military will consider placing additional ...

“Over not through” is the strongest, most unifying culture in the U.S Air Force’s history. It’s a mindset that inspires airmen to attack the toughest operational problems with grit and innovation. And ...

Board game pieces are placed during a wargame exercise at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 16, 2025. (Airman William Neal/U.S. Air Force) The U.S. Air Force is turning to artificial intelligence to ...