F-22 Raptor pairs with Avenger drone in combat flight test
During the test flight, the F-22 pilot controlled the Avenger drone from the cockpit by way of a tablet.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
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Watch the US Air Force load inert nuclear bombs in F-35 for tests
The unarmed nuclear bombs were dropped from an F-35A at the Tonopah Test Range in Nevada.
US Air Force wants 1,558 fighters for low-risk wars. Can it get there?
The Air Force warns that having a smaller fleet may increase the risk it won't be able to carry out all its missions.
US, Europe fly the same jets, but can’t always fix each other’s: Rand
Variants within the same plane model, incompatible support equipment and a lack of shared data create barriers to interoperability, a Rand report warns.
By Michael Peck
Air Force conducts ‘bomber attack’ demonstration near Venezuela
The flight was intended to demonstrate “U.S. commitment to proactively deter adversary threats to the U.S. homeland," according to the Air Force.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
Air Force: Qatar air force facility in Idaho ‘in the works for years’
The defense secretary's announcement that the U.S. will allow Qatar to build an air force facility in Idaho mirrors other ally accommodations.
By Carla Babb