U.S. Air Force (USAF)

Editors discuss U.S. naval aviation ahead of the annual Tailhook gathering and the surprise announcement that USAF Chief of Staff Gen. Allvin will be retiring.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched at 11:50 p.m. EDT Thursday from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida, carrying the Boeing-built X-37B spaceplane under the USSF-36 mission.

Tensions within the U.S. Air Force have come to the boil, leading to the surprise announcement that the service’s top officer is handing in his uniform.

U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin has announced his plans to retire, marking a surprise shift at the top of the service.

The U.S. Air Force is seeking industry input on the airframe for the Next Generation Air Refueling System (NGAS) after reimagining the original concept.

Red 6 will integrate an emulation system based on augmented reality technology into the Lockheed Martin F-16.

Autonomous flight system developer Merlin is to go public through a merger with a blank-check company that values the Boston-based startup at $800 million.

Additive manufacturing specialists are boosting parts portfolios, services and standardization to improve aerospace offerings.

The U.S. Air Force faces a looming question with its plan to retire the E-3 AWACS and cancel the E-7 Wedgetail.

Singapore says it has dropped plans to establish a permanent Boeing F-15SG detachment in Guam following a U.S. disclosure that the basing would not proceed.

Beta’s motors coup; VerdoGo advances hybrid; medical drones deliver in Belgium; charging electric trainer fleets.

Boeing hopes to return to the original program of record of 144 F-15EXs for the U.S. Air Force.

Kratos will be ready to deliver 15-20 XQ-58 Valkyrie aircraft to customers in 2026.

Laser-guided rockets help the U.S. Air Force down drones cheaply, though pilots say it is not as easy as it looks.

After losing NGAD to Boeing, Lockheed plans to develop the F-35 to fill the gap.

A component failure and a design flaw combined to cause the loss of a Northrop Grumman B-2 bomber 2.5 years ago, a newly released accident investigation report says.

Startup VerdeGo Aero is to build the first prototype of its VH-4T-415 turbine-based hybrid-electric powerplant.

The U.S. Army is speeding up fielding of its new Integrated Battle Command System for air and missile defense in Europe.

U.S. Air Force researchers want proposals for new automation technologies that would allow boom-equipped uncrewed aircraft to refuel crewed aircraft.

Joby-L3Harris hybrid eVTOL; low-boom X-59 taxis; Skydweller three-day flight; collaborative autonomy framework.

The Pentagon on July 31 awarded Lockheed Martin a $9.5 billion contract award for the two variants of its AGM-158 long-range missile.

The U.S. Air Force’s first F-15EX unit pushes through the fighter variant’s growing pains.

Reliable Robotics and the U.S. Air Force have agreed to develop an Autonomy Government Reference Architecture framework for autonomous collaborative platforms.

Aviation Week rode along on the KC-135 as it participated in the last scheduled day of flying as part of AMC’s massive Mobility Guardian 2025 exercise.

The U.S. Air Force confirmed on July 25 that it is pursuing the acquisition of a cruise missile similar to the Ukraine-bound Extended Range Attack Munition (ERAM).