The U.S. Air Force is arming its cargo planes with bombs for attack missions in a clear move to expand the offensive warfare envelope for its fleet of tactical supply and transport aircraft ...

The recent exercises were one of many the Air Force is conducting to test its Advanced Battle Management System.

The service incorporated remotely-operated flights into its massive REFORPAC exercise as it aims to make cargo flights ...

Did you know the U.S. Air Force is the largest and most powerful air force on the planet? It's more than just pilots and planes—it's a global force operating in the air, space, and cyberspace with ...

Pyka delivers first electric cargo plane for US Air Force The California-based startup announced Tuesday it had delivered its first Pelican electric cargo plane to AFWERX.

The Air Force Wants to Further Weaponize Cargo Planes What if they were capable of dropping bombs, controlling attack drones, or even firing missiles in flight?

The United States Air Force has been experimenting with turning its cargo and transport planes into munitions trucks that could drop bundles of weaponry. This would refine the concept for an ...

The prospect of war with a powerful adversary means the Air Force's cargo and tanker planes need to be able to do more than move supplies and fuel, according to Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, head of ...

Engineers at the Air Force Research Lab working with Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works have built and test flown a cargo plane that embodies the latest and greatest in composite manufacturing. The ...

After less than two years of furious work, the U.S. Air Force is close to finishing a parachute missile-launcher that, in theory, converts any big cargo plane into a bomber.

The recent exercises were one of many the Air Force is conducting to test its Advanced Battle Management System.