U.S. Air Force (USAF)

The U.S. Air Force defined a 1,000-nm range goal for a future air-launched ballistic missile that will be developed with air-to-air and air-to-surface variants.

A key weapon against large attack drones needs an upgrade with an all-weather, active seeker, the Defense Innovation Unit says.

Editors explore the U.S. Air Force's award of Collaborative Combat Aircraft production contracts to Anduril and General Atomics.

The U.S. Air Force has officially received the Qatar-gifted Boeing 747-8i, which is now set to enter service in the coming weeks.

As air vehicles move to production, the Air Force focuses on autonomy competition.

JetZero has revealed key design changes to its blended wing body demonstrator as it moves toward the first flight readiness assessment at the end of the year.

The USAF on June 17 identified the mixed crew of military personnel, defense civilians and Boeing employees who died two days earlier in the crash of a B-52.

A Boeing B-52 bomber crashed shortly after takeoff June 15 for a test flight at Edwards AFB, California, with eight crewmembers aboard.

The U.S. Air Force has shared some details about what it wants to see in its next airlifter, targeting an aircraft with about the same performance as a Boeing C-17.

The U.S. Air Force is moving forward with a plan to install an over-the-horizon radar for homeland defense on two sites in Oregon.

U.S. and Australian fighter pilots will have the technical ability to take turns flying the same MQ-28, a Boeing official says.

Boeing’s KC-46 progresses through critical upgrades and mission growth as the service looks long term.

The U.S. Air Force needs to create a comprehensive assessment and plan to improve the sustainment of its aerial refueling tanker, a new watchdog report says.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. has proposed the MQ-9B SeaGuardian to backfill for a U.S. Air Force Reaper shortage.

Partially as a result of their revolutionary nature, interest in CCAs continues to expand, with operators now putting funding into developing their own capabilities in this area.

Lawmakers are again pressing the U.S. Air Force to find ways to keep the aging A-10 attack jet in service long-term.

Boeing and the U.S. Air Force have completed the first phase of flight testing a major upgrade to the KC-46’s remote vision system.

The Bashi pilot vehicle interface is at the heart of the U.S. Air Force’s goal to introduce collaborative combat aircraft in operational service by the end of the decade.

The U.S. Air Force says it is preparing for the production and sustainment phase of a program developing a Next Generation Penetrator (NGP) bomb.

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Firefly Aerospace subsidiary SciTec a contract to supply the operational data fusion system for the Cloud-Based Command and Control program.

Electric propulsion developer Whisper Aero says testing of its JetFoil upper surface blowing tech has confirmed the capability for near-vertical takeoffs and landings without the complexity and noise of exposed propellers.

New procurement plans for executive airlift and support bring opportunities for special mission providers.

The U.S. Air Force’s main jet trainer has returned to flying status after an approximately weeklong pause connected to a crash earlier this month.

The U.S. Space Force has awarded SpaceX a $4.16 billion contract to stand up an initial space-based air moving target indication (AMTI) constellation by 2028.

Hermeus has received a $159 million contract extension from the DIU to support a high-speed, uncrewed testbed aircraft and open up other opportunities.