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mall fleet of experimental self-flying F-16 aircraft could be the next big step toward building a network of drone wingmen in the United States Air Force. Almost $50 million has been allocated in the service's projected fiscal 2024 budget to launch a program named Project Venom (Viper Experimentation and Next-gen Operational Model) to enable it test and refine autonomous software installed on six F-16s.

A hypersonic weapon test conducted by the United States Air Force on March 13 was "not a success," the service secretary reported Tuesday to legislators. According to Frank Kendall, it appears the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Reaction Weapon program may be in peril.

As of this month, the U.S. Air Force has admitted to a test launch of its hypersonic AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon, or ARRW; however, it is not known if the test was successful.

The U.S. Air Force has requested more funding in the fiscal year 2024 budget in order to expedite the purchase of Boeing E-7A aircraft for battlefield management and command and control.

One division of the United States Air Force is looking to broaden its presence in the Space Force so that it can better protect aircraft and weapon systems from cyber attacks. CROWS, or the Cyber Resiliency Office for Weapon Systems, collaborates with procurement and testing teams to ensure cyber security for both legacy and future platforms. The group already has Cyber Focus Teams set up to undertake this kind of work in the Air Force's program executive offices, and it wants to set up similar teams in the Space Force.

This week, two F-22 Raptors from the United States Air Force arrived at Clark Air Base in the Philippines, an indication of stepped-up cooperation between the two countries' militaries.

Air Force officials claim they have utilized the controversy surrounding the graduation of the service's first female special tactics officer to strengthen the special warfare training pipeline and restore trust between superiors and instructors. This event occurred over a year ago.

The E-3 Sentry aircraft was the backbone of the United States Air Force's ability to monitor the skies for close to 50 years. Airborne early warning and control system (AWACS) planes with its signature 30-foot rotating radar dome scoured prospective war zones and battlefields around the world in the dying years of the Cold War and throughout the American conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

According to Army and law enforcement officials, a civilian employee of the Army shot dead a soldier from the U.S. Army Central and his three children at his ex-home wife's in Sumter, South Carolina, late on Tuesday evening.

According to a news release issued by the Pacific Air Forces, the United States Air Force removed a general with one star from his position as commander of the 36th Wing at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam on Monday.

The Air Force is currently evaluating a new mechanism to let female pilots relieve themselves while in flight. Airion Health developed a technique in which a cup is worn around the body and drains pee into a bag.

Current military members, veterans, sailors, airmen, and Marines are all living with the aftereffects of the invasion of Iraq that took place in 2003 on behalf of the United States and its allies. These aftereffects can still be felt in their daily lives. These anecdotes, which were told on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the invasion, demonstrate how the war continues to be relevant. From the occurrences that altered military doctrine and tactics in combat to the development of veterans' perspectives on the war and the legacy it left behind, these anecdotes show how the war continues to have an impact.

The T-38 Talon training aircraft fleet of the Air Force is working through delays in engine maintenance that could halt the production of military pilots for at least another six months.

Some Air Force ROTC students used recent training during the situation that resulted in three fatalities and five other injuries during an active shooter incident on Michigan State University on February 14, 2022.

F-22A Raptors from the 525th Fighter Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson, Alaska, and a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, traveled to Clark Air Base, Philippines, on March 13-14 to integrate and train with Philippine air force 5th Fighter Wing counterparts.

The Air Force secretary announced Wednesday that the B-21 Raider stealth bomber will take a few months longer to fly. “It's slipped from the initial plan — that we were using as a schedule to manage by — by a few months,” Frank Kendall stated at the McAleese & Associates conference in Washington, adding that he is recused from program decisions owing to his consulting work with B-21 producer Northrop Grumman.

To fund modernization, the Air Force aims to retire 310 aircraft, including 42 A-10 Warthogs, in fiscal 2024. A formation of F-35A Lightning IIs and F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing assemble during a routine readiness exercisePhoto byStaff Sgt. Beaux Hebert/Air Force.

On Tuesday, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, General CQ Brown, stated that the Air Force was likely going to retire all of its A-10 Warthogs within the next five or six years.

Amazing old cabin, that has definitely seen better days! There is a Capps family cemetery nearby and other buildings further down the road. Hidden in the woods of the United States Air Force Academy you will find the pioneer Capps Cabin and their family cemetery. The cabin is considered one of the oldest standing structures in the area. Colorado Martini went to the cabin and cemetery to check out the structure and graveyard. #airforceacademy #history