US Air Force aims to double F-15EX Eagle fleet
The U.S. Air Force plans to boost the number of F-15EX Eagle II aircraft in its inventory to 267.
By Michael Scanlon
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Unregulated prediction market may endanger US national security, experts and lawmakers warn
With how futures markets are structured, officials could place bets anonymously and influence combat operations to ensure they get a payout, experts say.
By Riley Ceder
US quickly updated Israeli F-35s after Hamas attack, officials say
Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va., said the F-35 program has moved at "breakneck speed" to get capabilities and spare parts to Israel's fighter jets.
Newest F-35s stalled by slow production of key parts
“The hardware is good,” Lt. Gen. Michael Schmidt said. “It’s the rate at which they’re producing them to meet our production and retrofit needs."
Former Air Force boss Mark Welsh officially named head of Texas A&M
Welsh will have a starting annual salary of $1.1 million.
By Kate McGee, The Texas Tribune
Family, friends mourn 8 airmen killed in Osprey crash in Japan
The accident, which remains under investigation, is the deadliest Air Force mishap since 2018, and the fourth fatal Osprey crash in two years.
Meet David Flosi, the next chief master sergeant of the Air Force
Flosi was the “clear choice” among the Air Force’s “most highly respected” enlisted leaders, the service said.
US pilot safely ejects in F-16 crash off South Korea
The unidentified pilot was recovered by South Korean maritime forces and was “awake and in stable condition,” the 8th Fighter Wing said.
By The Associated Press Staff
Divers recover seventh crew member killed in Osprey crash in Japan
Navy divers recovered the remains of the seventh of the eight crew members from a U.S. military Osprey aircraft that crashed off southern Japan.
New ICBM will take US nuclear missiles out of Cold War era
A new nuclear missile is coming, a gigantic ICBM called the Sentinel.
By Tara Copp, AP
Air Force again dangles $600,000 in bonuses to keep pilots in uniform
Annual bonus pay programs aim to keep airmen around to blunt the effects of a pilot shortage that has lasted decades.
Ospreys had history of safety issues long before they were grounded
More than 50 troops have died in Osprey accidents since the early 1990s.
By Tara Copp, AP