Key Points and Summary – The Air Force plans to modernize early Block 20 F-22s—once training jets—adding open mission systems, improved stealth coatings, EW upgrades, and AIM-9X/AIM-120D/AIM-260 ...

Mitchell Reid is a Canadian born writer hailing from Ontario. He graduated from Durham College's journalism program in 2022. There he work on projects to publish news at the Durham College chronicle, ...

Drones have been around for a long time, but they've only become major players in global military operations in the late 20th century. That's when aircraft like the RQ-1 (later MQ-1) Predator first ...

New Era of Electronic Combat Begins with the Arrival of the first EA-37B at Davis-Monthan AFB. On Aug. 23, 2024, Air Combat Command received its first EA-37B Compass Call. The aircraft, serial 19-5591 ...

A U.S. Air Force XQ-58A Valkyrie flies over Eglin Air Force Base’s Gulf Test and Training Range. The recent test flight and data collected will inform future air operations and contribute to advanced ...

When the Korean War began in 1950, the United States entered a new era of air combat it barely understood. Pilots trained for the piston-engine battles of World War II suddenly faced jet fighters that ...