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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 US Air Force’s 99th and 100th KC-46A Pegasus aircraft were delivered to Travis AFB, California earlier this month—with a three-star and four-star general behind the controls!

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) initiated a program in December 1979, known as the Cargo-Experimental (C-X) competition, as a means of finding a new strategic airlift aircraft that was ...

The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) is currently under scrutiny by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), the regional accreditor responsible for its degree programs. A formal complaint alleges ...

The US Air Force (USAF) says it needs to significantly expand its fleet of fighter aircraft to meet global security requirements. In an analysis report obtained by FlightGlobal, the USAF projects it ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Reliable Robotics, a leader in autonomous aviation, today announced its work with the United States Air Force (USAF) to support the buildout of key capabilities ...

SAN DIEGO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / August 20, 2025 / Cubic Defense, the world’s leading provider of advanced air combat training, announces the firm-fixed-price IDIQ contract award by the USAF. The ...