Mike Jones, chairman of the Wurtsmith Air Museum (WAM) Board of Directors, and retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel, ...

Years before the SR-71 Blackbird made headlines, its CIA predecessor—the A-12 Oxcart—was already flying Mach 3 reconnaissance ...

T he principal question posed by many critics of the F-15EX Eagle II program to the United States Air Force is relatively ...

November 9, 1948 - At 12:01 a.m. on Nov. 9, 1948, Offutt Airforce Base gained national prominence as it became the home of ...

By the Korean War, rescue crews were used to being paid in ice cream for saving pilots. One crew wanted a full dinner.

With their powerful engines and aerodynamic frames, the following aircraft represent the pinnacle of fighter jet technology in terms of speed and performance. During the Cold War, the United States ...

The next-gen "multirole tanker," in addition to advanced refueling systems, has "defensive countermeasures" and "secure ...

The U.S. Air Force could field a next-generation airlifter to replace both the Boeing C-17 and Lockheed Martin C-5 as soon as 2038, with a key study set to begin within two years.

The U.S. House of Representatives late Nov. 12 voted to end the longest federal government shutdown in the nation’s history, approving a stop-gap spending measure that funds operations through the end ...