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Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets not aging as well as other Navy aircraft

“When compared with F/A-18C/Ds of the same age, the Super Hornet fleet has had lower availability rates."

By Diana Stancy Correll

6 weeks ago

An MH-139A Grey Wolf lifts off for a mission Aug. 17, 2022, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Grey Wolf sortie was the first flight since the Air Force took over ownership of the aircraft Aug. 12. It also marked the first all-Air Force personnel flight in the Air Force’s newest helicopter. (Samuel King Jr./Air Force)

New in 2023: Welcoming new airframes to the fleet

The Air Force hopes to show off the B-21 Raider bomber's first flight in 2023 — though that target has been pushed back multiple times.

By Rachel S. Cohen

3 months ago

Air Force, Space Force priorities largely supported in funding bill

The Air Force is set to receive more than $216 billion in the fiscal 2023 federal spending bill released Monday.

By Rachel S. Cohen

3 months ago

Salvage efforts planned for downed Hawkeye command and control aircraft

The aircraft crashed off the coast of Virginia, about 100 miles northeast of Norfolk, on Wednesday.

By Diana Stancy Correll

12 months ago

No, EU countries aren’t sending fighter jets to Ukraine

"NATO is not to be part of the conflict,” Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday.

By Rachel S. Cohen

13 months ago

Air Force previews plan to phase out enlisted drone pilots

Congress appears likely to let the Air Force ditch 24 of its 31 RQ-4 Global Hawks soon.

By Rachel S. Cohen

16 months ago

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