12+ hour, 17+ min ago  (818+ words) B-52 Stratofortress bombers marked a new first in Operation Epic Fury when some of the BUFFs flew over Iran carrying JDAM-guided gravity bombs, according to people familiar with the matter. The development signals a weakening of Iranian air defenses and a…...

16+ hour, 19+ min ago  (477+ words) The Pentagon on March 30 announced a a $3.8 billion contract modification to buy F135 engines for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter from contractor Pratt & Whitney. The modification finalizes'or "definitizes" in acquisition-speak'Lot 18 of the F135, as well as providing for the production of engines that…...

21+ hour, 27+ min ago  (984+ words) When an E-3 Sentry battle management aircraft was severely damaged in an Iranian attack on Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, it sparked a host of questions about one of the Air Force's oldest, smallest, but most critical fleets. Experts say…...

23+ hour, 33+ min ago  (73+ words) Tell us who you think we should highlight here. Write to [email protected] There's no cost to join. Just fill out the form below, and you're in. To access this issue, fill out the form below. By doing so, you'll become…...

23+ hour, 15+ min ago  (520+ words) Commercial satellite'imagery reveals a great deal about China's growing air force'and what it might do next.' Archived commercial satellite imagery is also a powerful tool to monitor developments in military activity over time. Satellite images of probable Red Sword exercise…...

23+ hour, 39+ min ago  (1847+ words) It was like picking up the population of a mid-size American city'Atlanta, Kansas City, Sacramento'and moving it halfway around the world. More than a half million people, vehicles, weapons, equipment, most of it moving by air from bases and stations…...

23+ hour, 31+ min ago  (1889+ words) About 15 seconds separated F-16 "Wild Weasel" pilots Lt. Col. William "Skate" Parks and Maj. Michael "Danger" Blea from life or death in the night skies over Yemen. Along with multiple B-2 Spirit bombers and other aircraft, they were part of a complex…...

23+ hour, 28+ min ago  (1555+ words) USAF, USSF Lead in Biggest Air Campaign Since 2003. By Greg Hadley and Chris Gordon with Courtney Albon, Matt Cox, Steve Losey, and Todd South hen the U.S. and Israel launched strikes against hundreds of targets in Iran Feb. 28, they kicked off…...

23+ hour, 27+ min ago  (1826+ words) When Air Combat Command began developing a simplified aircraft readiness metric two years ago, the aim was to turn voluminous data points into a single number that could enable commands at every echelon to know exactly how many planes they…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (525+ words) A pair of the U.S. Air Force's EA-37B Compass Calls have been spotted at RAF Mildenhall in the United Kingdom, sparking speculation that the new electronic attack jets are headed to engage in operations against Iran. Online flight trackers this week…...