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Cost and scheduling challenges have pushed the US Air Force’s B-52 Stratofortress modernization program billions over budget, according to a new report.The aging B-52 has long been a workhorse of the Air Force, which is replacing the bomber’s decades-old engines to keep the aircraft flying into the 2050s. But the…
If there are people, equipment, or supplies in the US Air Force that need to be moved from one place to another, chances are the Air Mobility Command is on it.One of the Air Force’s major commands, or MAJCOMs, the Air Mobility Command was activated in 1992 and serves four…
When Israel’s top air defense system first came online more than two decades ago, the idea that it might one day be used to battle hundreds of Iranian ballistic missiles seemed far-fetched to some.”I can tell you that I didn’t imagine that we would use Arrow as much as we…
European countries are showing growing interest in the Israeli-made David’s Sling missile defense system, a senior Israeli official told Business Insider. The continent is racing to bolster its air defenses in preparation for a potential war with Russia.Roughly a dozen European countries have shown interest in purchasing David’s Sling over…
Since his first term in the White House, President Donald Trump has displayed a model of a new Air Force One plane on his desk.On Wednesday, his long-held vision became a reality when the aircraft he accepted as a gift from Qatar, designated the VC-25B Bridge, flew as Air Force…
As record-breaking temperatures and severe heat waves become the new normal, air conditioning has become a necessity.On Tuesday, France experienced its hottest day on record, while the United Kingdom recorded its highest temperature ever for June, the Associated Press reported.And in the US, the nine hottest years on record have…
Ukrainian drones penetrated three layers of air defenses deployed to protect Moscow and attacked a major Russian oil facility, Kyiv said on Thursday, marking its latest deep-strike operation.The massive Ukrainian attack targeted the Moscow Oil Refinery, one of Russia’s largest, for the second time in just a few days, and…
The US Air Force’s aerial refueling tanker fleet has fallen short of its readiness goals every year since 2019, a government watchdog found, raising new concerns about a critical part of the US military’s airpower.According to a new report from the Government Accountability Office, the Air Force’s aging KC-135 Stratotanker…
