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SR-72: The Air Force’s New Hypersonic Bomber?

The SR-72 “Darkstar” is envisioned as a Mach-6, air-breathing ISR platform—but could it strike? -Hypersonic speed complicates ...
The Air Force warns that having a smaller fleet may increase the risk it won't be able to carry out all its missions.
China’s rapid, iterative development of its J-36 6th-gen fighter—with a second, drastically redesigned prototype appearing in ...
A new US Air Force report to Congress says 1,558 combat-ready jets are needed, requiring faster F-15EX and F-35A production ...
The long-standing assumption that low-flying jets would not be detected is now "obsolete," Air Vice-Marshal James Beck said.
The new five-year award continues Amentum's support of the long-endurance drone across U.S. bases and overseas locations. Amentum is poised to continue helping the Air Force operate its fleet of MQ-9 ...
Residents in these fives states might be seeing their utility bills increase if the U.S. Air Force goes ahead with a proposed land leasing deal.
GovCIO, through its Salient CRGT business, has again won an Air Force contract for communications support worth $865 million. The company first won the Air Force Communications Technical Support ...
Air Force Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach was confirmed as the next Air Force chief of staff, the last hurdle before he takes the ...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has redeployed several senior officers in a major operational shake-up approved by Sunday Kelvin ...