Air Force modernization

Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II 20-5573/LN 48FW 495FS USAF

Military Aviation News October 10, 2025

U.S. Congress Warns Air Force: F-35A Readiness Crisis Threatens Combat Power

Aviation News – U.S. Lawmakers urge U.S. Air Force to restore F-35A mission capability amid readiness concerns U.S. senators pressed the Air Force to urgently…

Military Aviation News September 29, 2025

Spain to Replace Aging Air Force Transport Fleet with 18 New Airbus C295MW Aircraft

Aviation News – Spain has approved the purchase of 18 new C295MW aircraft from Airbus Defence and Space to modernize its Air and Space Force,…

Military Aviation News September 18, 2025

Peru Announces $3.42 Billion Purchase of F-16s from US to Modernize Its Air Force

Peru has just taken a major leap toward modernizing its air force: the U.S. government has approved the potential sale of twelve F-16 Block-70 fighter…

Military Aviation News August 6, 2025

T-1A Jayhawk Officially Retires from U.S. Air Force Training Fleet

Aviation News – After more than three decades of service, the U.S. Air Force has officially retired the T-1A Jayhawk. Introduced in the early 1990s,…

AviationNews Articles, Military Aviation News July 14, 2025

U.S. May Scrap the Stealth NGAS Tanker to Save Costs

The Next-Generation Aerial Refueling System (NGAS)—an ambitious stealth tanker concept under development by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works—is now on shaky ground. As the U.S. Air…