#U.S. Air Force

The U.S. Air Force is asking Congress for nearly $1 billion to begin buying its first Collaborative Combat Aircraft, signaling that semi-autonomous wingmen are moving from experimentation into the planned force structure

New budget documents show the U.S. Air Force is planning a large-scale buildup of its Family of Affordable Mass Missile, with nearly 27,000 munitions envisioned over coming years.

The U.S. Air Force has completed a contested-operations exercise with Anduril’s YFQ-44 Fury prototype, using the event to refine how collaborative combat aircraft could be deployed and sustained sooner.

A General Atomics prototype for the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program crashed after takeoff in California, prompting a temporary pause in YFQ-42A flight testing.

A retired Air Force colonel told The War Zone that Operation Epic Fury has added more stress to an aerial refueling force already burdened by years of heavy demand, with aging KC-135s, maintainers, and crews carrying the

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft has crashed in Iraq during a sortie supporting Operation Epic Fury, marking a significant incident in ongoing regional military operations.