The U.S. Air Force is sending six B-52 Stratofortress bombers to Diego Garcia, a military hub that acts as a strategic location for operations in both the Middle East and the Pacific. New satellite imagery, exclusively obtained from Planet Labs, shows two B-52s at the U.S. airbase on Diego Garcia …
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The F-35s during the Elephant Walk (Image credit: U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw) Amid fast-rising tensions between the United States and Iran following the former’s assassination of Quds Force commander General Qasem Soleimani, the U.S. Air Force has launched massive exercises for its newest class of combat …
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From left to right: Brig. Gen. Kristin Goodwin, U.S. Air Force Academy commandant of cadets, Maj. Gen. Dawn Dunlop, Office of the Secretary of Defense Special Access Programs director, and Brig. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt, Air Force Recruiting Service commander, pose for a photo at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Feb. …
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An F-16C Fighting Falcon assigned to the 85th Test Evaluation Squadron (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Hoskins) A US fighter pilot gunned down a cruise missile mid-flight during a top-secret World War 3 exercise, it’s been revealed. The Top Gun ace took out the 500mph “nuke” while …
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The Ultra Long Endurance Aircraft Platform (U.S. Air Force courtesy graphic by Air Force Research Laboratory) The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Center for Rapid Innovation has successfully completed initial flight tests for a revolutionary Unmanned Aerial System with a customizable suite of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance tools that supports extended …
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On December 25th, the US flew four spy planes over the Korean Peninsula at the same time, according to Aircraft Spots. Spy planes above the Korean peninsula are nothing new, and these flights happen especially commonly following North Korean weapon tests. Activity such as this, with 4 spy planes flying …
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A U.S. Air Force F-16CM Viper at Shaw Air Force Base(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Maldonado) U.S. Air Force will see over 350 of its F-16 Fighting Falcon fourth-generation multirole fighters upgraded with new active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars, under a new $1 billion contract granted …
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The F-4 Phantom II entered the U.S. Air Force (USAF) inventory in 1963 and was the primary multi-role air in the USAF throughout the 1960s and 1970s. The F-4 flew bombing, combat air patrol, fighter escort, reconnaissance, and the famous Wild Weasel anti-aircraft missile suppression missions. It was also flown …
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An F-16C flown by Maj Jeffrey Entine, 85th Flight Test Squadron test pilot, prepares to fire a rocket at a test drone at Eglin Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John Raven) According to a statement issued by the 40th Flight Test Squadron, the U.S. Air …
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A U.S. Air Force F-16 from the 149th Fighter Wing, Texas Air National Guard with a new, darker single color paint scheme is on the ramp at the Iowa Air National Guard in Sioux City, Iowa on December 17, 2019. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Vincent …
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