McConnell Air Force Base has recovered and injuries are few after a violent storm raked the flightline ahead of a large airshow on Aug. 25. Surprisingly little damage was inflicted on the 80 or so static display operational and historic aircraft on display.
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The Air Force’s first mission-ready EA-37 Compass Call aircraft flew into Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., last week, the start of a major upgrade to the service’s electronic warfare fleet.
Four of the last F-15Cs stationed at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan flew back to the U.S. for retirement or reassignment on Aug. 24. As the F-15C/D presence winds down, its replacement, the F-15EX, is spooling up, with new aircraft added and a declaration of ...
An RQ-4 Global Hawk has landed in the U.K. for the first time, as it begins a deployment of undisclosed duration to conduct intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance operations from RAF Fairford and practice Agile Combat Employment.
The three B-2 Spirits that touched down in Australia last week for a Bomber Task Force have been making waves across the Indo-Pacific, with show-stopping formation flight and a rare landing at a strategic location.
The sturdy, flexible C-130 Hercules took its first flight on Aug. 23, 1954, launching a 70-year career that has saved lives and helped fight wars from nearly every corner of the Earth.
A KC-46A tanker from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., suffered a mishap while refueling an F-15 Eagle on Aug. 21, prompting the crews on the Pegasus to declare an in-flight emergency for its boom. No one was injured during the incident, but the 931st Air ...
Editor’s Note: This story was updated Aug. 30 to include responses from Martin-Baker and the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center. The Air Force has cracked the door open to a competition for its Next-Generation Ejection Seat, four years after...
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin is pushing for platforms that are “built to adapt” rapidly to new advacements in technology. “Why? The pace of change,” he told Air & Space Forces Magazine recently.