The Air Force’s next-gen fighter has moved into a critical new phase
WEBJun 1, 2022 · WASHINGTON — The Air Force’s secretive and highly classified Next Generation Air Dominance fighter program has started its crucial engineering and manufacturing development phase, Secretary Frank...
AI-powered fighter jet takes Air Force leader for a historic ride - AP News
WEBMay 4, 2024 · An experimental F-16 fighter jet has taken Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall on a history-making flight controlled by artificial intelligence and not a human pilot.
The US Air Force Is Moving Fast on AI-Piloted Fighter Jets
WEBMar 8, 2023 · On the morning of December 1, 2022, a modified F-16 fighter jet codenamed VISTA X-62A took off from Edwards Air Force Base, roughly 60 miles north of Los Angeles. Over the course of a short...
U.S. Air Force to award sixth-generation fighter contract in 2024
WEBMay 18, 2023 · The U.S. Air Force intends to award a contract in 2024 for its sixth-generation fighter jet as it races to retain its edge against rapid advances in Chinese military technology, the service...
The US Air Force has built and flown a mysterious full-scale …
WEBSep 15, 2020 · WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force has secretly designed, built and flown at least one prototype of its enigmatic next-generation fighter jet, the service’s top acquisition official confirmed...
US aims to stay ahead of China in using AI to fly fighter jets
WEBMay 12, 2024 · Your Air Force. US aims to stay ahead of China in using AI to fly fighter jets. By Tara Copp, AP. Sunday, May 12, 2024. Two Air Force fighter jets recently squared off in a dogfight in...
The US Air Force sent F-35s to defend NATO. Here’s what it learned.
WEBMar 31, 2023 · The US Air Force sent F-35s to defend NATO. Here’s what it learned. By Rachel S. Cohen. Mar 31, 2023. NATO’s eastern flank has become an ideal proving ground for America’s most advanced fighter...
The Air Force's Newest, and Highly Classified, Stealth Bomber …
WEBNov 10, 2023 · The Air Force's new highly classified nuclear-capable stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider, made its first flight Friday morning, nearly one year after the multimillion-dollar aircraft was revealed...
What We Know So Far About The U.S. Air Force’s Next Generation …
WEBMay 22, 2023 · The future 5th gen. aircraft was rumored to be a small and agile manned plane, supersonic, long-range, cyber-resilient against threats of the future interconnected world, with morphing metals,...
F-15EX Eagle II unveiled as newest fighter - Air Force
WEBApr 7, 2021 · The Air Force’s newest fighter, the F-15EX Eagle II, was revealed and named during a ceremony, April 7, 2021, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The aircraft will be the first Air Force aircraft to be tested and fielded from beginning to end, through combined developmental and operational tests.