USAF Offutt AFB runway closure delayed to maximize construction ahead of winter months
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. (AFNS) — The 55th Wing’s runway replacement at Offutt Air Force Base has been pushed back from December 2019 to…
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US Air Force Selects Boeing for A-10 Thunderbolt II Re-Winging Contract
Eleven-year award builds on more than a decade of A-10 support PLANO, Texas, Aug. 22, 2019 — Boeing (NYSE: BA) will continue its legacy of…
US Air Force conducts successful hypersonic weapon flight test
ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) — The U.S. Air Force successfully conducted the first flight test of its AGM-183A Air Launched Rapid Response Weapon, or ARRW, on…
Fifth Lockheed Martin-Built AEHF Satellite To Cape Canaveral For June Launch
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 9, 2019 – The U.S. Air Force is gearing up to launch the fifth global, anti-jam, protected communications satellite after its…
USAF F-35As conduct first combat employment
SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) — Two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft conducted an air strike at Wadi Ashai, Iraq, in support of Combined Joint…
US Air Force’s F-35A Lightning II arrives for first Middle East deployment
AL DHAFRA AIR BASE, United Arab Emirates (AFNS) — The Air Force’s fifth generation multi-role aircraft arrived for its first deployment to the Middle East…
US Air Force announces Ellsworth AFB as first B-21 base
ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) — The Air Force announced Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, has been selected as the preferred location for the first operational…
USAF seeks industry input for Skyborg program
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) — The Air Force office of Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation at the Air Force Research Laboratory is working…
USAF MQ-1B, MQ-9 flight hours hit 4 million
JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. (AFNS) — The MQ-1B Predator and MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft reached a historic flight hour milestone March 1. The Predator…
U.S. Air Force Accepts First Boeing KC-46A Pegasus Tanker Aircraft
SEATTLE, Jan. 10, 2019 – The U.S. Air Force has accepted the first Boeing [NYSE: BA] KC-46A Pegasus tanker aircraft, setting the stage for the…
First production missiles of Lockheed Martin’s Long Range Anti-Ship Missile delivered to USAF
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has delivered the first Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM) to U.S. Air Force operational units, achieving Early Operational Capability (EOC) status ahead…
USAFs B-21 Raider program holds weapons system critical design review
WASHINGTON (AFNS) — The Air Force successfully held a critical design review of the B-21 weapon system November 28-30, 2018. The event served as a…