AURORA, Colorado—The U.S. Air Force should increase its use of contracted adversary aircraft to provide more training opportunities for its fighters, ...

AURORA, Colo. — Barely more than six in 10 aircraft in the Air Force’s fleet were able to carry out their missions on an average day in fiscal 2024, according to a Defense News analysis.

The U.S. Air Force announced two fighter jets, the YFQ-42A and the YFQ-44A, prepared to fly this summer will be the first of their kind to operate unmanned.