What Goes Into Being the DOD’s Airboss at One of the World’s Biggest Airshows FARNBOROUGH, U.K.—As tens of thousands of visitors entered the Farnborough International Airshow near London, an array of American aircraft stood just a couple hundred feet from the gate. Front and… Air Force F-35s Grounded as Search for Faulty Ejection Seat Parts Widens The Air Force grounded its F-35A fighters as it checked for potentially faulty parts in the type’s Martin-Baker ejection seats. The move followed by a day the service’s grounding of… Ukraine is Hitting Russian SAMs With HIMARS; US Considers Future Aviation Contr… While the air picture has remained static in the Russia-Ukraine war, the introduction of High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) has allowed Ukraine to strike surface-to-air missile targets behind enemy… RAF Fairford Grows to Support Bomber Task Forces and More RAF FAIRFORD, U.K.—A little more than a decade ago, RAF Fairford was all but abandoned by the U.S. Air Force, with uniformed personnel leaving and the service keeping the small… Senate Panel Proposes 8.7 Percent Bump to Pentagon Budget The Pentagon budget seems poised for an increase in 2023 over the $773 billion requested by President Joe Biden. The question now is how large that increase will be. The… Faulty Ejection Parts Prompt USAF to Ground Some T-38s, T-6s Concerns about potentially faulty ejection seat parts have prompted the Air Force to ground 279 trainer aircraft until inspections can be performed to assure that the aircraft are safe to… After Nearly Three Years, Fairford Stays Busy with Steady U-2 Operations RAF FAIRFORD, U.K.—At the end of a row of fighter jets at July’s Royal International Air Tattoo, an entirely different kind of aircraft drew plenty of attention from the thousands… Saltzman Nominated to Follow Raymond as Space Force CSO President Joe Biden has nominated Space Force Lt. Gen. B. Chance Saltzman to be the Space Force’s next Chief of Space Operations. Saltzman currently serves as the deputy CSO for… Mid-Tier Programs Running Out of Time; Overruns Coming, Kendall Says Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall thinks Congress will give the Air Force a bigger topline budget amount than it requested in fiscal 2023—and not a moment too soon, because a… Headed to Poland to Boost NATO, F-22s Arrive in UK F-22s arrived at RAF Lakenheath, U.K., on July 26 en route to Poland, as the U.S. Air Force continues to bolster its presence of fifth-generation fighters in the region. U.S… Pagination « First First page ‹‹ Previous page … 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ›› Next page Last » Last page
