This US Air Force planespotting compilation features some of the world’s most powerful military aircraft, including the 380+ ton C-5 Galaxy, C-17 Globemaster III, AC-130 gunship, E-3 AWACS, F-15 Eagle,

The Pentagon has a problem flying mock dogfights against China’s J-20 and Russia’s Su-57. The U.S. doesn’t actually have either aircraft to throw into the simulation, so the Air Force has been pressing the F-117A Nighthawk back into service as a stealth surrogate — the same aircraft that pioneered radar-evading flight in the late 1970s,

Drones have been around for a long time, but they've only become major players in global military operations in the late 20th century. That's when aircraft like the RQ-1 (later MQ-1) Predator first flew the unfriendly skies. Initially, uncrewed aerial ...

The Air Force is seeking to backfill the inventory of MQ-9 Reapers and field a cheaper, more expendable replacement.

Radically reinventing the Air Force won't win a future fight, its director for force design said. The Air Force has been analyzing and wargaming what it'll need to defeat a top adversary. The service is now prioritizing how to tailor systems for countering ...

US Air Force fighter jets intercepted yet another aircraft in restricted airspace near President Trump’s New Jersey golf club on Sunday — the 11th dangerous incursion of the weekend. The small private aircraft were all directed away from the Trump ...

Air National Guard generals request between 72 and 100 new fighter jets, warning the Air Force faces its worst readiness in its 78-year history.