Air Force Chief Acknowledges Coming Cuts, and Cites the C-27J Spartan
The C-27J Spartan tactical transport could fall under the budget axe, Air Force chief of staff Gen. Norton Schwartz acknowledged …
Aerospace
Interview: Col. Robert “Shark” Garland, Commandant, USAF Weapons School
Nellis Air Force Base (AFB) in Las Vegas, Nev., is perhaps best known as the home of the Thunderbirds air …
The Blue Angels: A 65 Year History
At the end of World War II, the Chief of Naval Operations, Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz, ordered the formation …
Interview with Frank W. Pace, President, Aircraft Systems Group, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
Frank W. Pace is president, Aircraft Systems Group (ASG), General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI). His group manufactures, supports, and …
The Identity of a World War II Airman Remains a Mystery
Denise Gamino, a reporter for the Austin American-Statesman, has been trying for almost a decade to find a young man …
Hawk AJT – Potential T-38C Talon Replacement?
The Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) is the perfect replacement for the U.S. Air Force‘s aging T-38 Talon, say industry …
F-22 Raptors Grounded at Langley Air Force Base
The U.S. Air Force’s on-again, off-again saga with the grounding of its F-22 Raptor superfighter fleet took a new twist …
Capitol Hill Rejects Light Attack Aircraft Request
Supporters of a light attack aircraft for U.S. forces were hit with the latest in a succession of setbacks in …
UAV Roundup
An armed, pilotless aircraft designed to defend the United States may seem a 21st century description of unmanned aerial vehicles …
Marine Cobras in Iraq: Naval Aviation Through the Decades
Entering a new century, the U.S. naval aviation weathered 9/11, fought in Afghanistan and Iraq, reduced its carrier force (to …