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Here are the two companies creating drone wingmen for the US Air Force
The decision marks the service’s most significant step yet as it aims to create a series of drones using autonomous software to fly alongside piloted jets.
V-22 Ospreys will be critical to US operations in Haiti — here’s why
Recent turmoil in Haiti reminds one Marine colonel of just how critical the V-22 Osprey’s capability was in 2010, 2016 and 2021.
By Col. Anthony Krockel
AI-operated fighter jet will fly Air Force secretary on test run
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said Tuesday he will enter the cockpit of an F-16 that the service has converted for drone flight to see how it performs.
By Tara Copp, AP
Air Force’s costliest accidents, maintainer injuries rose in 2023
Two people died and 10 aircraft were destroyed in aviation-related mishaps in FY23 as the Air Force’s most serious accidents hit a five-year high.
US braces for retaliation after attack on Iran consulate
Shortly after a strike widely attributed to Israel destroyed an Iranian consulate in Syria, the U.S. had a message for Iran: We had nothing to do with it.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
T-6 training jet makes emergency landing at Joint Base San Antonio
No injuries were reported after a T-6A training jet made an emergency landing Wednesday at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas.
Air Force Reserve’s first F-35 fighters to arrive in August
The Air Force Reserve's 301st Fighter Wing will receive the component's first two F-35A Lightning II fighters this summer.
F-16s arrive at Eglin to be modified with self-flying tech
The Air Force hopes its Venom experiments will allow it to more quickly develop self-flying drone wingmen known as CCAs.
Contractor crushed by T-38 jet suffered broken ribs, spinal fractures
A T-38 Talon training jet collapsed onto a contractor after he removed a pin from the aircraft's nose landing gear in February 2023.
US fighters hit storage facilities in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen
U.S. fighter jets struck three underground storage facilities in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen last week.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press