Tag Archives: U.S. Air Force

The U.S. Air Force’s new Next-Generation Stealth Bomber, the B-21 Raider, will likely have air-to-air defense capabilities, just like modern fighter jets. In Air Force Magazine, Pacific Air Forces Director of Air and Cyber Operations Maj. Gen Scott L. Pleus confirmed that next-generation bomber will have new capabilities for self-defense …

The U.S. Air Force began evacuation of its aircraft and helicopters in preparation for ‘catastrophic’ Category 5 Hurricane Dorian. At MacDill Air Force Base, just outside Tampa, Florida, measures were underway to protect a wide range of observation planes, search-and-rescue planes, helicopters, and fighter jets from estimated 60 mph winds …

Three U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bombers are in the United Kingdom to conduct various training exercises in the region and one of them recently made a very significant first-ever visit to Iceland. Now, in another notable first, a pair of the flying-wing bombers have taken to the skies …

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon jet suffered extensive damage Thursday when it struck a bird as it was approaching Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, officials said. According to the city’s Office of Military and Veteran Affairs the F-16 Fighting Falcon was approaching the runway when a bird became lodged in …

People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) bomber fleet is steadily being modernized, and plans call for a next-generation stealthy, multi-role bomber. According to a study by Rick Joe at The Diplomat, Chinese publications began speculating about the H-20 in the early 2010s. In September 2016, the Ministry of National Defense …

On April 10, 2006 at approximately 08: 15 aircraft 03-041 was trapped in an F-22 cockpit for five hours after the canopy failed to open. Several attempts was made to open the canopy failed, and ultimately the canopy was cut by fire department personnel. The F-22A Raptor is the U.S. …

An Air Force X-37B spaceplane just completed its 718th day in orbit, making it the longest mission yet for a secretive military test program. The US military has launched five uncrewed X-37B spaceplanes into orbit over the past decade, and each flight has been longer than its predecessor. OTV-5 blasted …

On Aug. 27, 2019, just before 1AM Local Time, two B-2A Stealth Bombers belonging to the 509th Bomb Wing, from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, arrived into RAF Fairford, UK. Flying under the call signs DEATH11 (89-0168 “Spirit of New York”) and 12 (89-0129 “Spirit of Georgia”) the two B-2s …

U.S. Air Force has confirmed Offutt Air Force Base Runway runway closure delayed 10 months, at a cost of nearly $176 million. According to the 55th Wing’s runway replacement at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, has been pushed back from December 2019 to October 2020. The ten-month delay of the …

On Aug. 22, 2019, the legendary Royal Air Force (RAF) Red Arrows flew in formation alongside the US Air Force (USAF) Thunderbirds for a historic aerial parade above Manhattan, along the Hudson River and over Statue of Liberty. History was made as the U.S. Air Force’s Thunderbirds, the RAF’s Red …