Stars and Stripes5d
Kadena should receive its first F-15EX fighters next year, wing commander says
The U.S. Air Force is expected to begin deploying F-15EX Eagle II fighters to the home of the 18th Wing next year, the wing ...
New Atlas5d
US to deploy world's first sixth-gen fighter by end of decade
The US Air Force has announced that it will go ahead with the production of the F-47 Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) ...
Business Insider3d
See the competing F-47 stealth fighter jet concepts from Boeing, Lockheed, and more that led to the Air Force's NGAD
The hypothetical stealth aircraft appears to feature a flat, tailless cranked wing design with two engines. A fighter jet upset Before Boeing was selected to build the F-47, Lockheed Martin had a ...
The National Interest29d
The 56th Fighter Wing Is Ending F-16 Training—And Starting On The F-35
The 56th FW is the largest fighter wing in the world, and it serves as the U.S. Air Force’s “primary active-duty fighter pilot training wing [serving] as part of Air Education and Training ...
Business Insider7d
First US sixth-gen fighter jet will be the F-47, Trump says, and Boeing, not Lockheed, is going to build it
Boeing has been selected to build the US Air Force's sixth-gen fighter aircraft. The Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter is expected to succeed the F-22 Raptor as the top air dominance ...
FlightGlobal7d
Boeing wins contract for USAF’s sixth-generation fighter, dubbed F-47
After six months of uncertainty, the US Air Force is moving ahead with the Next Generation Air Dominance programme, choosing ...
Flying18d
Sikorsky Debuts ‘Rotor Blown Wing’ UAS
Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky has successfully flown its "rotor blown wing" uncrewed aerial system in both helicopter and fixed-wing flight modes, it announced Monday. The 115-pound twin-prop drone ...
Wall Street Journal3d
Boeing Gets Lifeline in Pentagon Deal to Build Most Expensive Jet Fighter Ever
President Trump said Boeing had been selected to build the sixth-generation F-47 jet, which could be the most expensive fighter in history. Photo: Yuri Gripas/Bloomberg News The U.S. is entrusting ...
Fox News24d
Philippine fighter jet carrying 2 pilots goes missing during mission against insurgents in southern province
A Philippine air force fighter jet carrying two pilots went missing during a night combat assault in support of ground forces who were battling insurgents in a southern province, officials said ...
CNN3d
Pilot and 2 young daughters survive the night on airplane wing after crashing into icy Alaska lake
A pilot and his two young daughters survived on the wing of a plane for about 12 hours after it crashed and was partially submerged in an icy Alaska lake, then were rescued after being spotted by ...
WBAY25d
115th Fighter Wing resumes night training
The 115th Fighter Wing based at Truax Field Air National Guard Base will conduct training flights from evening to as late as 9:30 p.m., to ensure pilots are trained for missions in any conditions.
Fox News24d
Air Force announces new unmanned fighter jets will be 'ready to fly this summer'
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 ...