U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps aircraft take off for the first sorties of Checkered Flag 26-1 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 22, 2025. Checkered Flag is one of the Department of War’s ...

A new report to Congress pitching the Air Force’s 10-year fighter jet plan is missing key details and explanations, raising questions and concerns among defense experts. The 24-page document details ...

Poland deployed air force jets for the second time in a week, alerted residents and closed Lublin airport near the Ukrainian border because of drones flying in its neighbor’s airspace, its Operational ...

ST. LOUIS – The ongoing strike at Boeing’s St. Louis facility is now affecting the U.S. Air Force, causing delays in the delivery of new fighter jets. The strike, which began on August 4, has led to ...

Vice presidents started traveling by plane via Air Force Two in 1959. Vice President JD Vance flies in a C-32, a custom military version of a commercial jetliner. It features a communications center, ...

The Air Force is trying to devote greater resources to “low-risk” conflicts—in other words, opponents without meaningful air defenses. The US Air Force wants thousands of fighter jets to fight ...