The US Air Force’s new sixth-generation F-47 NGAD fighter jet will be judged on several key metrics, including its extended ...

T he United States Air Force is the largest and most capable aerial fighting force in the world. In terms of the number of ...

The Air Force may have been caught off guard or was just unprepared when President Donald Trump said the next generation ...

A US Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft over Alaska after refueling January 5, 2013. US Air Force The F-22, introduced in late 2005, is considered the US Air Force's first 5th-generation fighter.

The U.S. Air Force announced two fighter jets, the YFQ-42A and the YFQ-44A, prepared to fly this summer will be the first of their kind to operate unmanned.

This number suggests that, if the Air Force wanted an air superiority fighter with a 2,000-nautical-mile range (enough to fly from Guam to Okinawa), an F-111-sized aircraft is not far from the mark.

Just how many fighter jets does the Air Force need? It depends on whom you ask. The service is looking to grow its fighter fleet to stay competitive against near-peer threats such as Russia and China.

A float of F-35A Lightning II jets will grace Utah skies in celebration of Independence Day on Friday. Here are the cities ...

The U.S. Air Force surprised the world earlier this month when it announced it had designed, built, and flown a secret new fighter jet in a fraction of the time it usually takes: just one year ...

Just by looking at them, it's easy to tell that neither Air Force One plane is a fighter jet, nor aircraft designed to go after an enemy. They have no built-in weapons systems.

The U.S. Air Force has designed two unmanned fighter jets – the first of its kind – and the historic aircraft will be ready to fly this summer.. USAF Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin made the ...