Air Force revives Skyraider name for new light attack aircraft
The propeller-driven Skyraider II pays homage to the Cold War-era propeller plane that delivered close air support during the Vietnam War.
By Todd South
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Army deploys to Alaska island amid rise in Russian military activity
Russian military planes and navy vessels, including two submarines, have come close to Alaska in the past week as Russia and China conducted joint drills.
Crews of the B-17 Flying Fortress take to the sky in ‘Memphis Belle in Color’ documentary
The documentary premiers at 6 p.m EST Nov. 11 on the Smithsonian Channel, and will air multiple times this week.
South Korea fires warning shots at Russia warplanes; Kremlin disputes events
South Korean air force jets fired 360 rounds of warning shots Tuesday after a Russian military plane twice violated South Korea’s airspace off the country’s eastern coast, Seoul officials said in an announcement that was quickly disputed by Russia.
Amid tough talk, Trump says he could be Iran’s ‘best friend’
President Donald Trump said Saturday that military action against Iran was still an option for its downing of an unmanned U.S. military aircraft, but amid heightened tensions he dangled the prospect of eventually becoming an unlikely “best friend” of America’s longtime Middle Eastern adversary.
The backstory behind 97-year-old Tom Rice’s D-Day 75th anniversary jump over Normandy
It all started at an air show in California last fall when two strangers bonded on the tarmac over a love of aviation.
By Natalie Gross
Dive teams probe Alaska waters for missing passengers after 2 planes collided
Dive teams plunged into the icy cold waters of a southeast Alaska inlet Tuesday, searching an area the size of 24 football fields for two cruise ship passengers missing after two sightseeing planes collided.
World War II-era flying wing crashes in California prison yard
A one-of-its-kind World War II-era flying wing aircraft crashed and burst into flames in the exercise yard of a Southern California prison on Monday, killing the pilot
Air Guard’s RC-26 decision undermines Trump’s border security priorities
Despite the important abilities of the RC-26 reconnaissance plane, Air Guard officials announced they’ll be removing it from use, and will do so quickly.
By Rep. Adam Kinzinger
The Russian military wants authority to shoot passenger jets out of the sky
Proposed new rules would allow the military to open fire on passenger jets that “refuse to obey commands to land.”
By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider
Military crew refurbishes historic aircraft at Minot museum
Members of the 5th Maintenance Squadron at Minot Air Force Base whose military job is working on B-52s are volunteering their time to refurbish warbirds at the Dakota Territory Air Museum in Minot.
By Eloise Ogden, Minot Daily News via AP
Start of US Air Force’s light-attack plane competition pushed back until next year
Those wondering if the Air Force will start a new program of record will have to wait a little longer.
By Valerie Insinna