US Air Force officials and experts have long been concerned the fleet is shrinking and aging as China's grows and advances.

Just how automated the B-21 is remains unclear, but officials pushing to fly it with just one pilot points to a breakthrough ...

Aviation Week reported on a memo by the head of AFGSC that recommends a shift from current plans for two pilots on the B-21 ...

Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach’s promotion ends a period of uncertainty for the service. He is expected to assume his new role in the ...

Air Force chief of staff nominee Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach said the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve could be considered for their own CCA squadrons.

Air Force Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach was confirmed as the next Air Force chief of staff, the last hurdle before he takes the ...

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

Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach assumes command of the Air Force amidst critical challenges in modernization and readiness. Experts highlight aging aircraft and reduced combat capacity, urging decisive action ...

Air Force Maj. Robert Lodge decided not to eject from his stricken plane over North Vietnam to make sure the enemy never ...

At Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, a test bed for a new kind of air force, Major Trent McMullen is a fighter pilot learning to fly alongside the XQ-58, a drone piloted by artificial intelligence.

When the Korean War began in 1950, the United States entered a new era of air combat it barely understood. Pilots trained for the piston-engine battles of World War II suddenly faced jet fighters that ...

One of the US Air Force's first official combat drones has taken to the air after only a year of building and development. General Atomics's YFQ-42A is currently undergoing flight testing in ...