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. 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. A new squadron at Beale AFB, California, will handle the battle management data collected by manned aircraft, drones and other military systems. The percentage of master sergeants picked to advance is rebounding from its most recent low in 2021, when the E-8 selection rate fell below 7%. The Pentagon stopped accepting deliveries of the newest F-35 Joint Strike Fighters in summer 2023 as software problems snarled the jets' latest upgrades. The Senate overwhelmingly rejected a resolution to block the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey after Ankara approved Sweden's NATO accession. Friday's drill involved F-35A fighter jets from both countries and other fighter jets from South Korea. A campaign video highlights his years serving as a judge advocate at Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Arizona. The Singapore Airshow is set to begin amid efforts by the city state to train its air-warfare capabilities at home and in faraway locales. The Air Force’s E-7 will be modified to meet U.S. satellite communication, military GPS and cybersecurity and program protection requirements. Load More