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The Air Force’s big B-21 Raider bomber gamble

Key Points and Summary – The B-21 Raider is designed to replace the B-1B and B-2, backstop the aging B-52, and anchor America ...
The Air Force has operated the KC-46A since 2022 and expects the aircraft to remain in service into the 2070s.
The U.S. Air Force took delivery of its 99th and 100th KC-46A Pegasus air-refueling tankers at Travis Air Force Base in ...
US Air Force and Navy fighter jets and military helicopters line up on the runway for an elephant walk on Kadena Air Base.U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tylir Meyer A 53-aircraft ...
Air Force F-16 commander Lt. Col. William Parks received a Silver Star for a heroic combat mission, dodging enemy missiles ...
The next-gen "multirole tanker," in addition to advanced refueling systems, has "defensive countermeasures" and "secure ...
The following is the Nov. 28, 2025, Congressional Research Service in focus report U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat ...
The Air Force is dropping large portions of the previous administration's "reoptimization" plan, but keeping other aspects ...
The Air Force says it could have a next-generation military transport aircraft in service as soon as 2041, but it still wants ...