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Although Qatar’s Boeing 747 gift to the United States was nominally free, the plane must be refitted to serve as the presidential aircraft—a process that could cost nearly $1 billion.
The US Air Force has begun modifying a Boeing 747 that was donated to the US by Qatar over the summer, an Air Force spokesperson said on Monday.
The concept of converting the F-16 Viper into a close air support platform may sound appealing, but it was ultimately do ...
The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, nicknamed the “Warthog,” is a U.S. Air Force close air support aircraft introduced in the 1970s. Built around its GAU-8 Avenger 30 mm cannon, the A-10 was ...
The following is the Sept. 12, 2025, Congressional Research Service report to Congress, V-22 Osprey Aircraft: Background and ...
Here is how the NATO alliance's advanced aircraft carriers compare. America's newest Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers ...
The Air Force’s statements concerning the next year’s budget proposal suggest that the service is buying 31 additional F-15EXs on top of the existing order—bringing the total number to 150. With ...
While SOCOM reduces near-term OA-1K acquisitions, L3Harris boosts production in Texas, keeping the Armed Overwatch program on track for IOC in 2026.
Air Force Special Operations Command modified plans to build out the 492nd Special Operations Wing at Davis-Monthan.
Poland said 19 Russian drones entered its airspace early on Wednesday. After the drones were shot down with NATO assistance, ...
For India, the pact raises serious questions: would Saudi Arabia really commit troops, logistics or political capital to ...
The U.S. Air Force expects to field a fix for the stiff aerial refueling boom (ARB) on the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker late in fiscal 2027. “The stiff boom deficiency is being resolved via the boom ...