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Military Aviation News December 22, 2021

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…

Military Aviation News November 12, 2021

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…

Military Aviation News October 6, 2021

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…

Boeing C-17A Globemaster II 07-7169 3rd AS USAF

Military Aviation News August 21, 2021

Kabul Evacuation Flight Sets C-17 Record With 823 On Board

The Aug. 15 C-17 evacuation flight from Kabul set a new record—by far—for the amount of passengers carried on a Globemaster III flight with 823…

Lockheed F-35A Lightning II 12-5054 LF USAF

Military Aviation News July 1, 2021

USAFs Nellis AFB to become 5th generation Center of Excellence

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AFNS) — The Department of the Air Force announced plans today to make space for a larger fighter presence at…

Military Aviation News, Space News June 24, 2021

U.S. government prepares to issue landmark report on UFOs

WASHINGTON, June 24 – The U.S. government, once openly dismissive of UFO sightings that for decades sparked the popular imagination, is poised to issue an…

General Aviation News June 12, 2021

Ellsworth selected as first base for B-21 Raider

On 10 June 2021, the Secretary of the Air Force officially selected Ellsworth AFB (SD), as the location to host the Air Force’s first operational…

Alternative Propulsion, Military Aviation News June 11, 2021

USAF – AFWERX Agility Prime partners with Kitty Hawk in first medevac exercise with electric aircraft

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) — AFWERX Agility Prime and new partner Kitty Hawk reached a milestone in May with their first operational exercise.“This…

Military Aviation News June 5, 2021

Bombardier Gets Contract for Up to 6 E-11A BACN Aircraft

Global business jets are the backbone of the U.S. Air Force Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) program, and a go-to platform for special missions around…

Bell Boeing CV-22B Osprey 12-0065 7th SOS USAF

Military Aviation News June 2, 2021

The Department of the Air Force released its Fiscal Year 2022 budget proposal

The Department of the Air Force released its Fiscal Year 2022 budget proposal, May 28, focusing on investing in people and capability, building the future…