US Air Force

Trump considers limited strike on Iran, most air power since 2003 arrives in Middle East - WSJ

A smaller attack on Iran would target a few military or government sites, designed to be small enough not to provoke major retaliation and force Iran to agree to a deal favorable to the US. 

|ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN
US President Donald Trump makes a fist at the end of an event during a visit to Coosa Steel Corporation, in Rome, Georgia, U.S., February 19, 2026.
A US Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jet climbs after taking off from the former Roosevelt Roads naval base, after the U.S. struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, January 4, 2026.

F-22s pulled from Super Bowl flyover after reassignment for operational missions

While it is unclear if they are needed for a possible American attack on Iran, this type of aircraft participated in the US's Operation Midnight Hammer in June of last year.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, prepares to make an arrested landing on the flight deck of the US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Pacific Ocean August 10, 2024.

US seeks to prevent further Iranian harrasment of ships in Gulf - analysis

Iranian harassment of US ships prompts military reaction, increasing already-strained tensions between the two countries.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Tehran MP Mojtaba Zarei; illustrative.

Iranian MP threatens US bases, urges Jordanians to seize control of air base amid rising tensions

Iranian MP Mojtaba Zarei urged Jordanians to seize the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base and take US soldiers captive after Tehran strikes the base in a threatened upcoming ballistic missile attack.

|ByJAMES GENN

F-15EX, under consideration by Israel Air Force, completes first flight

Newest US Air Force fighter completes 90-minute test flight

FEBRUARY 3, 2021ByUDI SHAHAM
The new F-15EX fighter jet

Bomber flies low over Gulf in US message to Iran

CENTCOM chief: "We do not seek conflict, but no one should underestimate our ability to defend our forces or to act decisively in response to any attack."

DECEMBER 30, 2020BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A U.S. Air Force B-52 from Minot Air Force Base is aerial refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Dec. 30, 2020. The B-52 Stratofortress is a long-range, heavy bomber that is capable of flying at high subsonic speeds at altitudes of up to 50,000 feet an

David Goldfein, Jewish US Air Force chief, is stepping down

Goldfein, 60, stepped down as scheduled on Thursday.

AUGUST 8, 2020ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
An F/A-18E Super Hornet attached of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143 hooks up to a catapult on the flight deck of U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Gulf, in this picture taken August 27, 2019 and released by U.S. Navy on August 27, 2019

Israel asks United States to 'swap' two of their KC46 tankers

Jerusalem wants two tankers by next year instead of 2023

JULY 8, 2020ByANNA AHRONHEIM
A Boeing KC-46A Pegasus sits on the tarmac at Boeing facilities at Boeing Field in this aerial photo in Seattle, Washington, U.S.

US female fighter pilot flies F-35A stealth aircraft in historic launch

Emily Thompson recently became the first female fighter pilot to fly the F-35 stealth aircraft into battle.

JUNE 11, 2020ByTOBIAS SIEGAL
The F35 fighter jet plane, also known as the Adir, on the Tarmac at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, Texas

Google Earth user claims he found the entrance to Area 51

Satellite images supposedly showing the entrance to the secret base of 'Area 51' have caused quite a buzz on social media. Are we on to something?

JUNE 2, 2020ByTOBIAS SIEGAL
Warning sign near secret Area 51 base in Nevada.

Blue Flag 2019: 40 jets, 800 personnel attend IAF's most advanced drill

Five international airforces sent close to 40 jets and 800 personnel to the IAF's most advanced air drill.

NOVEMBER 14, 2019ByANNA AHRONHEIM
An IAF F-35 plane at the bi-annual Blue Flag drill a massive exercise with pilots from the United States, Greece, Germany and Italy

Elbit to supply mission critical products to US Air Force

While the value of the deal was undisclosed, Israeli business daily cited sources estimating the deal to be worth approximately $500 million.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019ByEYTAN HALON
The US Air Force selected the Boeing T-X advanced pilot training system which features an all-new aircraft designed, developed and flight-tested by the team of Boeing and Saab

New book records harrowing stories of witnesses, officials in 9/11 attacks

The vice president gave permission to shoot down an identified hijacked commercial aircraft. "Having seen what had happened in NY and the Pentagon, you really didn’t have any choice," he explained.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Vice President Cheney with Condoleezza Rice, Karen Hughes and Mary Matalin in the President's Emergency Operations Center on September 11, 2001

U.S. Air Force uses F-35s to bomb ISIS island

The Spokesperson for Operation Inherent Resolve, the 81-member coalition to defeat ISIS wrote that this is what it looks like when CENTCOM Air Force jets bomb a “Daesh infested island.”

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
US Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs, center, lead a formation of IAF F-35I, right, and Royal Air Force F-35B, left, during Exercise Tri-Lightning over the Mediterranean Sea, June 25, 2019