Boeing Starts New A-10 Wing Deliveries to U.S. Air Force
– First wing set delivered under new contract – Upgraded wings offer improved capability for Thunderbolt fleet OGDEN, Utah, May 25, 2022 — Boeing, in…
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USAF KC-46A tanker refuels first international aircraft during Employment Capability Exercise
MORÓN AIR BASE, Spain (AFNS) — In a major milestone for the KC-46A Pegasus program, the aircraft refueled Spanish EF-18 Hornets, known in Spain…
Cannon AFB partners with Bell Boeing to improve the CV-22
CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – On March 24, Cannon Air Force Base delivered its third Bell Boeing CV-22 Osprey to the Bell Amarillo Assembly…
U.S. Air Force selects BAE Systems’ high frequency technology for radio modernization effort
Software defined radios selected by U.S. Air Force The U.S. Air Force has selected BAE Systems, with support from FlexRadio, to provide software defined radios…
AFWERX Agility Prime program, BETA Technologies make history with first USAF Airman flight of electric aircraft
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) — Hank Griffiths and Maj. Jonathan Appleby, both Air Force pilots, flew BETA Technologies’ electric vertical takeoff and landing…
Bell Receives Market Research Investment to Advance U.S. DoD High-Speed VTOL Capabilities
Fort Worth, TX (Feb. 16, 2022) – Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company,today announced its advancement to the next phase of the…
BELL BOEING IMPROVE MAINTAINABILITY OF V-22
AMARILLO, Texas (Jan. 26, 2022) – Bell, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has completed the first Nacelle Improvements Modification on an Air Force CV-22…
March ARB named preferred location for next USAF KC-46A Pegasus tankers
WASHINGTON (AFNS) — The Department of the Air Force selected March Air Reserve Base, California, as the preferred location to host the next KC-46A…
USAF Idaho ANG A-10, Marine F-35 pilots train together
BOISE, Idaho (AFNS) — The Idaho Air National Guard welcomed U.S. Marines from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, who fly the F-35B Lightning…
USAF: MacDill AFB named preferred location for next KC-46A Pegasus tankers
WASHINGTON (AFNS) — The Department of the Air Force selected MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, as the preferred location to host the next active…
RAF conduct mass air exercise with United States Air Force to conclude the Bomber Task Force season
Aircraft from across the UK participated in Exercise POINT BLANK, a quarterly joint exercise run by the United States Air Force; which includes aircraft based…
F-35A complete 5th generation fighter test milestone with refurbished B61-12 nuclear gravity bombs
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AFNS) — Two F-35A Lightning II aircraft recently released B61-12 Joint Test Assemblies, or JTAs, during the F-35A’s first…