Comparing USAF vs US Navy aviation: who leads in fleet size, mission, and capability — and why the answer depends on domain.

If ever built for the Air Force, the WindRunner would dwarf the Super Galaxy. It would offer seven times more volume than the ...

The US Air Force requires a 22% expansion of its fighter fleet to 1,558 aircraft by 2035, up from 1,271 currently, according ...

The C-17 has a reputation as a versatile aircraft that has played a part in a wide range of transport missions for troops, cargo, and medical evacuation.

House and Senate versions of the FY2026 NDAA offer competing visions for the Air Force’s refueling fleet, threatening to ...

A new US Air Force report to Congress says 1,558 combat-ready jets are needed, requiring faster F-15EX and F-35A production ...

Germany produced three outstanding modern airliners in the interwar period: the Junkers Ju 52, Junkers Ju 86 and Focke-Wulf ...

The service in a new report to Congress says the Raptor is the “threshold platform” for CCA, though integration with F-16s, F-35As, F-15Es and F-15EXs is an emerging consideration. Uncrewed aircraft ...

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said he expected further pledges, noting that $2 billion already had been committed through ...

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 ...

The U.S. Air Forces Northern conducted a dynamic operational exercise with Denmark from October 7 to 11 at Pituffik Space ...