Gen. Mark D. Kelly fears that the US won’t have the “courage” to field a new fighter based on NGAD technologies…
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USAF establishes Black Flag Exercise, the test counterpart to Red Flag
by Dario LeoneEstablished as the test counterpart to Red Flag, an event designed to train like we fight, Black Flag allows the Air…
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Department of the Air Force awards Boeing $1.2 billion contract for first lot of F-15EX fighter aircraft
by Dario LeoneThe first eight F-15EX aircraft will be fielded at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, to support testing efforts. The Department of the…
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The F-22s already fly some Red Air, augmenting T-38s employed in that role. On Jun. 22, 2020, Air Combat Command (ACC)…
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USAF wants to lease KAI T-50A Trainers to help its pilots develop tactical skills before they begin their training with the Boeing T-7A
by Dario LeoneThough KAI lost the competition in 2018 to a consortium comprising Boeing and Saab, the lease of four to eight T-50A…
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National Defense Authorization Act fully funds A-10 Warthog upgrades
by Dario LeoneOver the past several years the A-10 Warthog received little support from the USAF that pushed to retire the Warthog from…
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The next contract for the A-10 Thunderbolt II Advanced-Wing Continuation Kit is going through source selection and is expected to be…
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Commander of Air Combat Command to consider letting Air Mobility pilots transition to fighters or bombers
by Dario LeoneBut since transitioning a pilot from flying mobility aircraft to fighters or bombers would require about the same time for newly…
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The USAF aims to maintain a fleet of 285 A-10 aircraft out into the 2030s According Jane’s, the U.S. Air Force (USAF)…
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SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT OA-X “COMPETITION” CURRENTLY UNDERWAY AT HOLLOMAN AFB
by Dario LeoneDuring the month long experiment, Air Force pilots are flying basic surface attack missions in Textron Aviation’s AT-6 Wolverine turboprop and…