New programs cannot turn out the numbers needed to make up for the controller shortfall. But they hope to have a higher ...

The memo appeared to meet Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's call for a 'combat' fitness test. But officials said it was ...

Soon after planes were first used in war, there were specialists on the ground coordinating strikes. Space-based weapons ...

Pilots aboard an F-16C Fighting Falcon and an F-15E Strike Eagle each controlled two XQ-58A Valkyrie unmanned aircraft in an air combat training scenario. In a groundbreaking test which has been ...

A U.S. Air Force XQ-58A Valkyrie flies over Eglin Air Force Base’s Gulf Test and Training Range. The recent test flight and data collected will inform future air operations and contribute to advanced ...

The Air Force warns that having a smaller fleet may increase the risk it won't be able to carry out all its missions.

The Air Force is testing a key warfighting concept this month as part of its largest contingency response exercise in the Indo-Pacific, deploying more than 400 aircraft and 12,000 personnel to more ...

The US Air Force (USAF) is demonstrating significant advancements in the ability of its existing fighter aircraft to integrate with and control new pilotless combat jets. During recent training ...

U.S. Air Force fighter pilots integrated two Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie drones into an aerial combat training exercise at Florida's Eglin Air Force Base in what the Air Force has described as "a major ...