At the heart of the Air Force's combat search and rescue corps is its aging fleet of rescue helicopters. But as the Air Force ...
Aspects of the Air Force’s agile combat plan have shown to be effective, but some logistics pieces remain a work in progress, ...
The three Air National Guard F-16 pilots — with callsigns "Fume," "Boom," and "Hammer" — took down at least 15 drones and missiles, including a rare kill with a plane's gun.
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US Air Force looking for contractors to train foreign pilots
The U.S. Air Force is looking for contractors who can train foreign pilots receiving American military aid, according to an ...
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The US Air Force just war-gamed how pilots would fight if they lost communications in a high-intensity future war
In a future war where battlefield systems are contested, pilots could find themselves flying and fighting without consistent communications with commanders. The Air Force just war-gamed what such a ...
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The US Air Force’s F-47 flies with a new superpower: cockpit-controlled drone teammates
“Just as was envisioned more than a decade ago, pilots in the F-47 6th-gen stealth fighter can operate the flight path, mission scope, and sensor payload, from the cockpit of an F-47.” That single ...
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Three Air National Guard pilots awarded top flying combat honor
Three F-16 pilots took down Iranian missiles and drones set for Israel in April 2024 by using their aircraft missiles and ...
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DOD ordered to study mental health impacts among military drone pilots
Studies suggest remote warfare requires a level of intimacy with a prospective strike target that conventional air warfare may not.
When the Korean War began in 1950, the United States entered a new era of air combat it barely understood. Pilots trained for the piston-engine battles of World War II suddenly faced jet fighters that ...
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