The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released 20 pages of training materials concerning the collection, processing, and analysis of biological evidence following fatal aviation accidents. The…
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Larry W. Bryant was a UFO researcher, writer, and government transparency advocate who pursued federal records through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). His work…
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The 55th Wing officially retired the EC-130H Compass Call aircraft in a ceremony Sept. 18 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., while the 355th Wing there inactivated its A-10 Warthog units, another major transition for the base. The Compass Call mission is transitioning from the old propeller-driven EC-130s to the sleek EA-37B, which packs the…
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—As the threat of Iranian-made drones rose in recent conflicts, the Air Force rushed last year to equip F-15E Strike Eagles in the Middle East with a cheap, cost-effective way of defeating them. The Air Force Test Center was able to field the new capability—laser-guided rockets—in roughly a week, the head of the…
The Massachusetts Air National Guard’s 104th Fighter Wing received its first F-35A Joint Strike Fighter on Sept. 13, becoming the latest unit to get its hands on the new fifth-generation jet. The 104th, located at Barnes Air National Guard Base, is replacing its legacy F-15 Eagle fighters with the F-35 and held a ceremony to…
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—A single-pallet-sized tactical operations center is slated to begin shipping to 70 Air Force units by the end of the year following a recent announcement by the company that made it and the Air Force entity responsible for its development. The Tactical Operations Center-Light is the Air Force’s next-generation method for conducting ground-based…
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—More than 130 Airmen and Guardians have returned to service after leaving the military rather than receive the COVID-19 vaccine. And more could follow, an Air Force official said. Speaking at AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber conference this week, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for manpower and reserve affairs Richard Anderson said…
One of the FQ-42 Collaborative Combat Aircraft deployed at Creech AFB has flown alongside an F-35A and F-15E in preparation for collaborative control operations with manned aircraft. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has released a photo showing a prototype of its FQ-42 Vengeance Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) flying in formation alongside an F-35A Lightning II and…
The 355th Operations Group, 357th Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Generation Squadron, and 355th Training Squadron were inactivated during a ceremony, marking the end of A-10 operations at Davis-Monthan. The U.S. Air Force took another step towards the drawdown of the A-10C Thunderbolt II fleet when the last units to operate the type at Davis-Monthan Air…
Two Royal Danish Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs landed at Kangerlussuaq Airport alongside U.S. F-16s and Canadian CF-18s as part of NATO’s Arctic Sentry initiative. For the first time, Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) F-35A Lightning IIs were deployed to Greenland, landing at Kangerlussuaq Airport on Sep. 16, 2026, alongside U.S. Air Force F-16s and…
New photos provide another look at an F-22A Raptor carrying the external sensor pods, while also revealing distinctive light-colored panels on the aircraft’s underside. Newly emerged photos provide another look at an F-22A Raptor carrying the external sensor pods which are currently being developed for the stealth fighter. Interestingly, distinctive light-colored panels can be seen…
Fighter prototype underlines China’s aggressive push for new capabilities. Recent images from China indicate that flight testing continues with a secretive, tailless fighter developed by AVIC Shenyang. Tentatively designated J-50/XDS, the new images, from Chinese social media, show the twin-engined jet with an updated radome, that could suggest that the aircraft has been fitted with…
