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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.
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.
National Guard wish list would restore fighters cut from FY25 budget
The Air Force cut its planned F-35 and F-15EX purchases in 2025 by six apiece due to budgetary constraints, as well as delays to F-35 upgrades.
Congress offers procurement boost for F-35 jets in FY24 spending bill
The U.S. Air Force would receive enough money to buy 51 F-35As in fiscal 2024 under the compromise defense spending bill lawmakers released.
Osprey pilot, flight engineer to earn posthumous awards for 2010 crash
Two airmen will posthumously receive the Distinguished Flying Cross nearly 14 years after the CV-22 Osprey they were flying crashed in Afghanistan.
F-35 upgrade delays prompt US Air Force to scale back jet purchases
The Pentagon stopped accepting deliveries of the newest F-35 Joint Strike Fighters in summer 2023 as software problems snarled the jets' latest upgrades.
Pentagon to lift Osprey flight ban after fatal Air Force crash
The Osprey has been grounded following a Nov. 29 Air Force Special Operations Command crash in Japan that killed eight service members.
By Lolita C. Baldor and Tara Copp, AP