The SR-72 “Darkstar” is envisioned as a Mach-6, air-breathing ISR platform—but could it strike? -Hypersonic speed complicates ...

The U.S. Air Force prefers upgrades over clean-sheet designs because they’re faster, cheaper, and preserve fleet size—think B ...

The US Air Force requires a 22% expansion of its fighter fleet to 1,558 aircraft by 2035, up from 1,271 currently, according ...

The Air Force warns that having a smaller fleet may increase the risk it won't be able to carry out all its missions.

A new US Air Force report to Congress says 1,558 combat-ready jets are needed, requiring faster F-15EX and F-35A production ...

The new five-year award continues Amentum's support of the long-endurance drone across U.S. bases and overseas locations. Amentum is poised to continue helping the Air Force operate its fleet of MQ-9 ...

Residents in these fives states might be seeing their utility bills increase if the U.S. Air Force goes ahead with a proposed land leasing deal.

Thousands of acres — mostly at Edwards Air Force Base in California — could be leased to private firms to build data centers ...

GovCIO, through its Salient CRGT business, has again won an Air Force contract for communications support worth $865 million. The company first won the Air Force Communications Technical Support ...

The long-standing assumption that low-flying jets would not be detected is now "obsolete," Air Vice-Marshal James Beck said.