The US Air Force has finalized the flight crew structure for its incoming B-21 ...

On July 1, U.S. Pacific Air Forces released its first-ever image of a combat drone flying beside a crewed fighter, an F-15EX ...

Modernizing the Air Force’s battle management structure was one of seven “operational imperatives” Secretary Frank Kendall announced in March. (Colin Demarest/Staff) NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The U.S.

PARIS (Reuters) -Defence heavyweights and emerging military tech firms used the Paris Airshow to showcase cutting-edge drones known as "wingmen" - uncrewed aircraft designed to fly alongside ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write on defense, strategy, the profession of arms, and aerospace. The Pentagon’s recent questioning of the Air Force plan to ...

Crewed aircraft have played a crucial role in combat since the fledgling days of aviation. It was just over 10 years since the Wright Brothers made history with Kitty Hawk's maiden flight when ...

When you look at the overall history of warfare, air battles are still relatively new. Considering the airplane is only around 120 years old, compared to civilizations fighting wars for centuries, air ...

Following years of research and development on artificial intelligence, on Wednesday the Air Force announced it had down-selected two companies that would build and test prototype aircraft in a ...

Construction of the UK Combat Air Demonstrator is officially underway at BAE Systems’ facilities in Samlesbury, Lancashire as it gathers pace towards its 2027 first flight deadline.

The Department of the Air Force completed its first Decision Advantage Sprint for Human-Machine Teaming, or DASH, experiment at the Howard Hughes Operations Center in Las Vegas in April, Debora Henley ...