The T-7A Red Hawk is notable for featuring the iconic "Red Tail" symbol used on the aircraft flown by the famed Tuskegee ...

The US Air Force is upgrading its aircraft to stay relevant in a fast-changing threat environment, but those upgrades are taking longer and costing more than originally planned. Aging airframes, ...

The procurement of JSM in 2026 aligns the USAF with global partners, including not only Norway but also Japan and Australia, ...

A $1.5 trillion defense budget is a prudent and reasonable re-leveling of defense investment in historical proportion of GDP, ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. The origins of the USAF lie in a decision made just four years after the Wright ...

"Failure of one component of this well-oiled machine would have endangered the entire mission," Gen. Dan Caine said of ...

Air Force leaders gave an update on the B-21 Raider, a futuristic aircraft that is expected to become the United States' next nuclear stealth bomber. The aircraft can deliver both "conventional and ...

Deterrence is emerging as a theme for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, but questions remain about the administration’s ability to deliver and maintain the nation’s nuclear deterrent. At the Air ...

Employing a variety of air assets from 13 nations and seemingly striking targets with precision and impunity, NATO enjoyed overwhelming air superiority ...

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