Air Force Archives - Page 49 of 61

B-1 Fleet Gets A Much-Needed Break!

March 10, 2016

Editor’s Note: Like many others in the inventory, one of our very favorite airplanes has been extremely busy over the past decade-plus and is in need of a break, also View More ›

America’s Ambassadors In Blue Not Diverse Enough?

March 8, 2016

Editor’s Note: FighterSweep Fans, I’m not quite sure what to say about this one. “I am lacking in diversity of gender, ethnicity, and [aircraft type] background.” That is a line View More ›

Air Mobility Command Prepares To Field Pegasus!

March 7, 2016

Editor’s Note: We mentioned the looming deadline before, and all eyes on on the Pegasus aerial refueling tanker as it presses on through its test phase. Once Milestone C is View More ›

From The Cockpit: Tophats Rule!

March 6, 2016

Happy Sunday, FighterSweep Fans! We know you’ve brought you a few B-Course videos, and though this one is in a similar vein, it’s more of a compilation of the different View More ›

Eielson AFB: One Step Closer To Fielding F-35s By 2019

March 5, 2016

Editor’s Note: As we previously reported, one of the bed-down locations for the Air Force’s brand-new Joint Strike Fighter is at Eielson Air Force Base, just outside of Fairbanks, Alaska. View More ›

Deale: We Have Literally Flown The Wings Off The A-10

March 2, 2016

Editor’s Note: To the casual observer, it may appear as though the U.S. Air Force–despite Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter’s assurances, is trying to divest itself of the A-10 faster View More ›

Air Force: Out With The Old, In With The New?

March 1, 2016

Editor’s Note: If you were the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force and had one dollar in your pocket to spend, how would you do it? Would you View More ›

Goldfein: Daesh, Russia Big Factors In A-10 Decision

February 29, 2016

Editor’s Note: We reported to you a couple weeks ago about the Air Force’s decision to delay the retirement of the A-10C Thunderbolt II until 2022. According to U.S. Air View More ›

Hammer Time: B-52s Go Live at Eglin AFB!

February 29, 2016

Editor’s Note: There are two different Weapons System Evaluation Programs (WSEPs) currently run by the U.S. Air Force. One is Combat Archer, which is for air-to-air weaponry, and Combat Hammer, View More ›

LRS-B: Air Force Promises More Info On New Bomber

February 25, 2016

Editor’s Note: We’re all really anxious to hear more about Northrop-Grumman’s winning LRS-B design, but in all likelihood we’ll have to wait for a little bit. Preparations are underway at View More ›