ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam — A new type of Air Force expeditionary unit designed to deploy in a crisis is wrapping up its first Indo-Pacific mission, testing how the service might fight and survive ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write on defense, strategy, the profession of arms, and aerospace. President Trump’s declaration of a potential increase in U.S.

The Department of the Air Force called for a 38% boost in spending over last year to invest billions more in its fleet while also prioritizing personnel, flying hours, training and large-scale ...

Airmen perform maintenance on an A-10C Thunderbolt II at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Nov. 17, 2025. (SrA Iain Stanley/Air Force) In a future war against China or other advanced adversary, Air Force ...

Airmen walk away as a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter takes off in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Dec. 14, 2025. (Airman 1st Class Jonah Bliss/U.S. Air Force) The U.S. Air ...

The U.S. Air Force leaned into a dual-track training program for the new VC-25B, leveraging civilian 747-8s and a newly acquired $400 million training fleet. The U.S. Air Force is one step closer to ...

Air Force Secretary Troy Meink announced that three A-10 squadrons will keep flying through 2030, following the Warthog's heavy combat role in Operation Epic Fury. The Air Force will keep the A-10 ...

If you think President Donald Trump’s designs for the paint job on the new aircraft that will serve as Air Force One look familiar, you are not alone. Last month, the Air Force confirmed the 747-800s ...