✈️ F-22 stealth fighters will be the first type of aircraft in the US Air Force capable of controlling unmanned aircraft to be developed under the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program.

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The yearlong program trains new pilots for the US Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, and allied nations.

A group of retired US Air Force generals has issued a rare and urgent appeal to Congress, warning that proposed cuts to combat aircraft procurement threaten deterrence and operational readiness at a time of mounting global tension.
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Maj. Gen. David Harris, Air Force Test Center commander, meeting with 411th Flight Test Squadron personnel while touring the recently moved F-22 compound. The US Air Force intends to reduce its fighter jet fleet to just four types of planes, the F-22, manufactured. #Airforce #USAir at Lask Air Base

McDonnell Douglas F-4D Phantom II (66-7626/HO)
US Air Force - 8th Tactical Fighter Squadron - 49th Tactical Fighter Wing (Holloman AFB)
#phantom4ever

#bskycometography no. 251

C/2001 O2 (NEAT)

2001 Jul 25: Discovered by the NEAT survey (USA) at 18 mag. The comet had passed perihelion already on 1999 Oct 18 at 4.84 au and did not become brighter. It was last detected on 2002 Aug 28.
☄️🔭 #CometWatch

I have a ton of USAAC fighters in ROC colors because I focused my US tech tree on USN fighters, so to get an Air Force-y feel (and avoid duplicating my commie stuff from the USSR tree) I focused on the Nationalist fighters.

P-47D with x8 .50 cals, x10 HVAR, x3 500 lbs

The US Air Force has not disclosed exact figures, citing national security reasons, but lawmakers and defense analysts estimate that the retrofitting could cost as much as $1 billion.

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Got a chance to visit the National Museum of the US Air Force in Dayton, Ohio a couple weeks ago, and was gobsmacked at just how big the full Titan IV was.
Below is a video of me narrating a walk from its nose to thrusters, to give you a sense of scale.
#AvGeek #planespotting #AFMuseum

US Air Force cancels plan to host Singapore fighters on Guam

"Elon Musk is getting his wish; Tesla Cybertrucks are going to be used by the US military, but perhaps not in the way he intended.

The U.S. Air Force is looking to purchase two Tesla Cybertrucks and use them for what amounts to target practice."

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As a veteran of the US Air Force…I’m fucking disgusted by this and disgusted I ever served this fucking country.

🇪🇸 ends talks with US for F-35 & renews interest in European alternatives

According to El Pais on August 6, 2025, 🇪🇸 has formally ended all efforts to acquire the U.S.-built F-35, including both conventional takeoff F-35A for the Air & Space Force & short takeoff

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The US Air Force said it would deny all transgender service members who have served between 15 and 18 years the option to retire early and would instead separate them without retirement benefits.

Trans service members in the Air Force are being forced out with no retirement benefits. Utterly disgraceful way to treat people who have served our country for nearly 20 years. This does not make us safer.

"Utterly disgraceful" - Martina Navratilova slams US Air Force for controversial retirement policy against transgender troops

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