The United States Air Force (USAF) has the world's largest fleet of aircraft at its disposal, estimated to number between 5,000 and 5,500 aircraft.

The aircraft that most often serve as Air Force One are two Boeing VC-25As, which are highly modified Boeing 747-200Bs. The United States Air Force (USAF) selected the Boeing 747-8 to replace them ...

The flyover included B-2 stealth bomber, the B-1B Lancer, B-52H Stratofortress, F-22 Raptor, F-15C Eagle, F-16C Fighting Falcon, attack aircraft, the A-10 Thunderbolt II, according to Air Force ...

The race to develop 6th-generation aircraft is no longer a future vision – it’s now a defining force behind U.S. defense strategy. With cutting-edge platforms like the B-21 Raider, the F-47 ...

The U.S. Air Force’s 53rd Wing officially elevated its Collaborative Combat Aircraft unit to a fully operational squadron. The new Experimental Operations Unit was formally activated on Thursday ...

The U.S. Air Force plans to accelerate the retirement of the A-10 Thunderbolt II ("Warthog") aircraft, potentially completing the phaseout by 2027. The 2026 budget includes $57 million for the ...

Air Force and U.S. Navy aircraft line up at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 6, 2025 for a 53-plane "elephant walk," along with two Army missile batteries. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tylir Meyer.

What is an ‘elephant walk’? ‘Elephant walk’ is an Air Force term for a close formation of aircraft taxiing en masse before takeoff, according to the U.S. Department of Defense.

Converting a luxury jet gifted by Qatar to President Donald Trump into a replacement for Air Force One could potentially cost hundreds of millions of dollars and it could take up two years to ...

President Trump defended accepting a $400 million aircraft from Qatar to temporarily replace Air Force One, arguing that the aircraft is more “impressive” than the current presidential plane.

Approximately 3,100 Japanese troops and 50 aircraft will join the exercise, scheduled to run through Aug. 4, according to a Japan Air Self-Defense Force news release.

Retired Air Force Col. Samantha Weeks graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado in 1993 and logged 2,200 flying hours in F-15Cs, F-16s and T-38 Talons — including 105 combat hours ...