and Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) to design, integrate, test, and demonstrate aspects of the Merlin Pilot on the KC-135.

Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon used an Air Force One plane known as SAM 970. The retired jet is now a ...

Acquisition chief says he’s signed off on buying additional prototype drones for the service’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft ...

According to the manufacturer, Aviation Industry Corporation of China, the J-20S is the first and only model of a twin-seat ...

The Air Force also announced a development milestone for both CCA companies on Nov. 13. The Anduril Fury and the GA-ASI ...

The U.S. Air Force’s sixth-generation NGAD fighter program has been paused due to its high unit cost of $300 million and ...

A bow wave of modernizations — including the Air Force's desire to build a sixth-gen fighter and drone wingmen — has ...

The U.S. Air Force plans to refine its concept for the future Increment 2 of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA).

As confirmed by Col. Timothy M. Helfrich, Air Force Materiel Command’s Senior Materiel Leader for the Advanced Aircraft ...

The future outlook for the U.S. Air Force’s top modernization efforts is even more uncertain after the service’s civilian ...

The U.S. Air Force is pursuing advanced modernization programs, including the NGAD sixth-generation fighter, CCA drone swarms ...

The notional concept comes as the U.S. Air Force prepares for an analysis of alternatives for the Next Generation Aerial ...