US Air Force

US lowers security alert at Qatar's Al Udeid Air Base amid Iran tensions

The US lowered the warning after it evacuated troops from Al Udeid air base and other bases in Gulf states due to threats made by the Iranian regime.

General view of US Air Force C-17 Globemaster aircrafts at al-Udeid Air Base which is housing Afghan refugees, in Doha, Qatar September 7, 2021.
Eurofighter Typhoon (L and R) and Japanese Air Self-Defense Force F-15 fighter jets fly over the military air base in Laage, south of Rostock, northeastern Germany, during a demonstration as part of a press day on September 23, 2025.

US bombers join Japanese jets in show of force after China–Russia drills, Tokyo says

Photo of Gavin Rivers Weisenburg, 21, and Tanner Christopher Thomas, 20.

Texan men plan invasion of island off coast of Haiti with an army of DC's homeless

Firefighters work at the site of a crash involving an Indian-made HAL Tejas fighter jet at the Dubai Air Show, United Arab Emirates, November 21, 2025

Armenia pauses Indian Tejas deal after Dubai crash, Israeli suppliers brace for impact


US and allies may provide training for Ukrainian air force

With the West's provision of anti-aircraft weaponry, Ukraine has been able to prevent Russia from using its far more advanced air force to establish dominance in the skies since Moscow's invasion.

 Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force General Brown Jr. addresses a news conference in Payerne

US successfully tests Lockheed Martin hypersonic missile

The successful tests show progress amid increasing concerns the UUS is falling behind in what has become a superpower arms race.

 Master Sgt. John Malloy and Staff Sgt. Jacob Puente, both from 912th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, secure the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon Instrumented Measurement Vehicle 2 (ARRW IMV-2) as it is loaded under the wing of a B-52H Stratofortress at Edwards Air Force Base, California

Can drones make NYC safer? Israeli company and its Brooklyn partner pitch idea

The drones, they said, were recently used by the IDF and Israeli police to search for people trapped inside of Tel Aviv buildings hit by rockets in May. 

 Easy Aerial and Blue White Robotics drones are already being used in the US Air Force.

Four more F-16s sent to Top Aces for aggressor training flights

The jets took part in the First Lebanon War and the operation to destroy Saddam Hussein's nuclear reactor in Iraq.

 Two F-16's sent by the Israeli Defense Ministry to the Canadian Top Aces company.

US officer observed IAF drill simulating attack on Iran

The operation and confidential drill took place about two weeks ago and involved dozens of aircraft.

  Israeli jets fly alongside AFCENT jets in the 'Desert Falcon' drill, on January 16, 2022.

US military's largest landlord pleads guilty to fraud - Justice Department

The US Military landlord, Balfour Beatty Communities, pleads guilty and is sentenced to pay over $65 million for defrauding the US Air Force, Army and Navy.

 Balfour Beatty Communities President Christopher Williams testifies before Senate Armed Services subcommittees on the Military Housing Privatization Initiative in Washington, U.S. February 13, 2019.

Aircraft that could aid Israeli strike on Iran may not arrive until 2024

Israel has wanted KC-46A tanker aircraft for years, but Israel was also the one that procrastinated.

A Boeing KC-46A Pegasus sits on the tarmac at Boeing facilities at Boeing Field in this aerial photo in Seattle, Washington, U.S.

IDF holding amphibious drill in Eilat with US NAVCENT forces

IDF troops will include forces from the Maglan commando unit and from the Lotar anti-terrorism unit as well as from the School for Infantry Corps Professions and Squad Commanders.

IDF soldiers are seen taking part in military drills in Israel's North to simulate a war with Hezbollah.

US Air Force bomber escorted by IAF F-15s in Israel flyover

The US Air Force bomber, commonly called the "bone," was headed towards the Persian Gulf.

  A US Air Force B-1b heavy bomber was escorted by an IAF F-15 fighter jet above Israeli airspace on October 30, 2021

Israel, US air force hold first-of-kind aerial drill

Israeli Air Force pilots flew alongside their United States counterparts in drill named 'Desert Eagle'.

Israeli Air Force pilots flying alongside their United States counterparts as part of a joint exercise, 2023; illustrative