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Air Force Expects NGAD To Enter Service In Mid‑2030s, Leans On F‑22 and Super Hornet Bridge

Officials prioritize sustainment of F‑22 Raptors alongside Super Hornets to cover the gap before Boeing’s next fighter enters service.

Photos From Greece Appear to Show Secretive RQ-180-Type Drone After Diversion

South Korean F-16C Crashes During Night Training Near Yeongju as Pilot Ejects Safely

Air Force Unveils ‘Ringleader’ Exercises to Prove Sensor Fusion and Targeting at Scale in 2026

India Weighs Russian Su-57 Purchase as Interim Fifth-Generation Fighter, Reports Say

Adani and Embraer Seal Enhanced MoU for E175 Final Assembly Line in India

Uruguay Takes Delivery of First Two Embraer A-29 Super Tucanos

Argentine Air Force C-130 Returns Safely After In-Flight Failure on Denmark Logistics Run

Air Force Validates Modular Autonomy for Drone Wingmen in Cross‑Vendor CCA Trials

F-22s Pulled as Super Bowl Flyover Proceeds With Air Force–Navy Eight-Aircraft Formation

Finland’s First F-35A Lands at Arkansas Base, Kicking Off U.S. Training Phase

Air Force Names First Portfolio Acquisition Executives as Space Force Sets Initial Portfolios

Air Force Designates Northrop’s Talon as YFQ-48A in CCA Competition

Textron Finalizes First T-6JP Trainer Contract With Japan

Air Force Sets Mid-2028 for New Air Force One, Buys Two 747-8s for Support

Ukraine Says It Repelled Mass Night Strike as Drones and Iskander Missiles Hit 34 Sites

Weather Delays First T-7A Red Hawk Arrival at Randolph

F-35s and N.J. F-16s Anchor Latest Kadena Fighter Rotation

U.S. B-52s Fly Near-Daily Over Northern Germany in Ongoing NATO Bomber Task Force Missions

U.S. Confirms Successful F-35A Drops of Inert B61-12 Gravity Bombs