The U.S. Air Force has reactivated the Fifteenth Air Force on Aug. 20 under Air Combat Command. The Fifteenth Air Force was first established in 1943 as the Mediterranean theater’s air force. Units under its umbrella are from fighters, RPAs, search and rescue, command and control plus Red Horse squadrons. These units were previously under […]

The delayed AlphaDogfight Trials has concluded and the winner is the artificial intelligence pilot from Heron Systems. In the final part of the trial, the system from Heron Systems beat a U.S. Air Force F-16 pilot from the Weapons Instructor Course five times with no losses of its own. The software had earlier defeated other […]

MOSCOW — The export version of Russia’s Su-57 fifth-generation fighter will be on display for the first time at the Army-2020 international military and technical forum and the plane will also take part in the forum’s flight demonstration program, the press office of the state hi-tech corporation …

HILL AFB, Utah — For 16 months, Airmen from the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base have been deployed in combat with the F-35A Lightning II and they continue to find ways to improve the capability of America’s most advanced fifth-generation fighter.

Each of the wing’s three squadrons, al…

first new carrier-based fighter in almost 20 years, standing up a new program office and holding early discussions with industry, USNI News has learned.

The multi-billion-dollar effort to replace the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and electronic attack EA-18G Growlers beginning in the 2030s is taking ear…