U.A.E. Becomes First International Customer for THAAD
In what must be a mere coincidence of timing with the latest round of saber-rattling across the Straight of Hormuz, …
Aerospace
Super Tucano Is Winner in Contentious Light Aircraft Contest
The U.S. Air Force quietly made a somewhat surprising choice Dec. 22 when it tapped Brazil’s Embraer as winner of …
CV-22 Ospreys in Action
U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) CV-22 Ospreys deployed to Southwest Asia, getting immediately into the fight even before …
The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Stays On-Track
A decade into the effort to renew and enhance the U.S. Navy’s critical airborne battle management command and control platform, …
Pearl Harbor: The Army Air Forces Fight Back
Pearl Harbor was primarily a naval battle, but America’s Air Force was also caught up in the fighting. There were …
U.S. Marine Corps Fixed-Wing Aviation 2011-2012
In Hollywood, the Marine Corps is a combination of ground warriors carried into battle by ships and helicopters. In the …
KC-46A Program May Have Cost Issues
Gen. Norton Schwartz, the U.S. Air Force chief of staff, often cites the KC-46 air refueling aircraft as one of …
AT-6 Texan II Is Dropped from Air Force Competition
The status of the U.S. Air Force’s Light Air Support (LAS) competition is unclear after the service dropped the AT-6 …
Aegis BMD Afloat and Ashore
Wesley D. Kremer is vice president of Raytheon’s Air and Missile Defense Systems product line, which includes the Standard Missile …
Air Force Flight Simulators May Help Cut Training Costs
Flight training is costly. The Air Force spends roughly $2.6 million to train a fighter pilot and roughly $600,000 …