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A U.S. Air Force F-15EX Eagle II flies over the Gulf of America, September 16, 2025. The F-15EX, from the 40th Flight Test Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is one of the first F-15EXs in the Air Force, and is going through developmental and operational test series at Eglin to confirm its operational capabilities before it is delivered to the combat Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Blake Wiles)

A U.S. Air Force F-15EX Eagle II flies over the Gulf of America, September 16, 2025. The F-15EX, from the 40th Flight Test Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is one of the first F-15EXs in the Air Force, and is going through developmental and operational test series at Eglin to confirm its operational capabilities before it is delivered to the combat Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Blake Wiles)

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The Boeing Strike Is Starting to Hurt F-15EX Eagle II Fighter Production

Key Points and Summary – The nearly three-month-old strike by 3,000 Boeing machinists in St. Louis is now officially delaying the U.S. Air Force’s...

Stephen SilverOctober 31, 2025

B-52 Stratofortress, 40th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, loaded with 12 Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) heads toward Iraq with it's new mission directive. The bomber's mission is to provide close air support for coalition troops stabilizing the country of Iraq, April 15, 2003. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraqi's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Richard Freeland) (Released)

B-52 Stratofortress, 40th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, loaded with 12 Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) heads toward Iraq with it's new mission directive. The bomber's mission is to provide close air support for coalition troops stabilizing the country of Iraq, April 15, 2003. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraqi's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Richard Freeland) (Released)

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The U.S. Air Force’s B-52J Bomber Crisis

Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Air Force’s ambitious B-52J modernization program, intended to keep the bomber flying until the 2050s, is in...

Jack BuckbyOctober 31, 2025

X-51A Waverider

X-51A Waverider

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Mach 5.1 X-51 Waverider ‘Hypersonic Scramjet’ Has a Message for the Air Force

Key Points and Summary – Boeing’s X-51A “Waverider” was a hypersonic tech demonstrator built with AFRL, DARPA, and Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne to validate...

Christian OrrOctober 30, 2025

J-35 Fighter X Screenshot

J-35 Fighter X Screenshot

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China’s J-35 ‘Navy’ Stealth Fighter Is No F-35

Key Points and Summary – China’s J-35 naval stealth fighter achieved a significant milestone in September 2025 by successfully conducting catapult launches from the...

Isaac SeitzOctober 29, 2025

YF-23 Black Widow II USAF Image

YF-23 Black Widow II USAF Image

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The F-23 ‘Black Widow II’ Stealth Fighter Still Haunts the U.S. Air Force

Key Points and Summary – The futuristic YF-23 (or what would have been the F-23) Black Widow II lost the Advanced Tactical Fighter competition...

Harry J. KazianisOctober 29, 2025

Maj. Paul Lopez, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team commander, performs during the Chicago Air and Water Show, Aug. 17, 2019. Founded in 2007, the F-22 Demo Team showcases the unique capabilities of the world's premier fifth-generation fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Samuel Eckholm)

Maj. Paul Lopez, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team commander, performs during the Chicago Air and Water Show, Aug. 17, 2019. Founded in 2007, the F-22 Demo Team showcases the unique capabilities of the world's premier fifth-generation fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Samuel Eckholm)

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Only 186 F-22 Raptor Fighters Can Fly and the Air Force Isn’t Happy One Bit

Key Points and Summary – The F-22 Raptor, the world’s most dominant fighter, is a ghost of the fleet America intended. -The U.S. Air...

Harry J. KazianisOctober 29, 2025

U.S. Air Force Col. Kevin Crofton, 52nd Fighter Wing commander, taxis in an F-16 Fighting Falcon during his fini flight at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, May 19, 2025. The fini flight is a long-standing U.S. Air Force tradition that marks the final flight of an aircrew member’s current assignment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Albert Morel)

U.S. Air Force Col. Kevin Crofton, 52nd Fighter Wing commander, taxis in an F-16 Fighting Falcon during his fini flight at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, May 19, 2025. The fini flight is a long-standing U.S. Air Force tradition that marks the final flight of an aircrew member’s current assignment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Albert Morel)

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How an F-16 Fighter Barely Dodged 6 Surface-to-Air Missiles

Key Points and Summary – The “Package Q” air raid over Baghdad in 1991, the largest F-16 mission in history, serves as a critical...

Jack BuckbyOctober 28, 2025

B-1B Lancer

B-1B Lancer

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The Air Force’s ‘New’ B-1B Lancer Super Bomber Is Coming Soon

Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Air Force is significantly upgrading its “legacy” B-1B Lancer bomber fleet to bridge a “bomber deficit” until...

Kris OsbornOctober 25, 2025

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Janae Whaley, 9th Security Forces Squadron Tactical Response Team (TRT), performs a breach and clear during training at Beale Air Force Base, California, Aug. 27, 2024. Whaley is the first female member to pass the intense training and be selected for Beale’s TRT. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Frederick A. Brown)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Janae Whaley, 9th Security Forces Squadron Tactical Response Team (TRT), performs a breach and clear during training at Beale Air Force Base, California, Aug. 27, 2024. Whaley is the first female member to pass the intense training and be selected for Beale’s TRT. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Frederick A. Brown)

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The Real Reason U.S. Air Force Recruiting Numbers Are Surging

Key Points and Summary – U.S. Air Force recruiting is surging, with its delayed entry program hitting its highest level since 2012, setting the...

Brent M. EastwoodOctober 24, 2025

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