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Forget F-22 and F-35 stealth fighters: The US Air Force is flying 63-year-old tankers — and it’s becoming a crisis

Summary and Key Points: In June 2025’s Operation Midnight Hammer, seven B-2 stealth bombers flew a 36-hour, 12,000-mile round ...
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Multiyear Contracts Proposed for F-15EX and F-35 in Draft 2027 NDAA

Lawmakers are introducing provisions to authorize multiyear contracts to buy the F-15EX Eagle II and the F-35 Lightning II, ...

The US Air Force is working out how to hand the A-10 Warthog's combat search-and-rescue role off to jets like the F-35

Air Force officials told Congress that there will be some hurdles to overcome in replacing the A-10 with F-35s and F-15s.

Autonodyne and F-35 Joint Program Office Execute Human-Machine Teaming With F-35 and MQ-20, Latest in Series of Autonomy Exercises

A joint team comprised of the U.S. Air Force, Autonodyne, LLC, and the F-35 Joint Program Office Future Capabilities and ...

Why the F-35 fighter is a vital U.S. asset in this menacing era

A U.S. Air Force F-35 fighter at an air show in Bangalore, India, in 2023. (Aijaz Rahi/AP) The U.S. military’s senior ...

F-35 pilots receive Distinguished Flying Crosses for Midnight Hammer, missions in Yemen

Six airmen received the top flying honor for escorting B-2 bombers into Iranian airspace during Operation Midnight Hammer in ...
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Hill Air Force Base gets $6.5M boost for F-35 repair facility in new spending bill

Northern Utah's Hill Air Force Base could see a $6.5 million boost bolstering its F-35 repair capabilities thanks to a new military bill making its way through Congress.
Defense One

F-35, F-15 may take A-10’s combat-search-and-rescue role: USAF chief

F-15 Eagles and F-35 Lightning II fighters may take on future combat search and rescue missions, as the Air Force aims to ...
AOL

Air Force F-35 crashes near Las Vegas; pilot survives with minor injuries

U.S. Air Force officials confirmed one pilot was injured after an F-35 fighter jet crashed Tuesday north of Las Vegas. Nellis Air Force Base public affairs told Fox News Digital the aircraft crashed ...
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Air Force F-35 jet crashes near Las Vegas; pilot survives with minor injuries

LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) — A military aircraft assigned to Nellis Air Force Base crashed north of Las Vegas on Tuesday. Officials at Nellis Air Force Base said a F-35 jet crashed about 25 miles ...