The event represents a precursor step toward validating capabilities essential for the B-21's long-range, penetrating strike ...

The U.S. Air Force’s effort to pair autonomous drones with manned fighter jets reached a concrete milestone when the YFQ-42A ...

Key refueling-related tests for the B-21 Raider are now underway, an Air Force spokesperson confirmed to Defense One, the latest milestone towards delivering the next-generation bomber by 2027. “We ...

The Air Force said the long-range flight allows engineers and weapons systems analysts to collect data on the missile’s ...

At a California test range, an advanced combat jet teamed up with next-gen technology in a flight that signals a dramatic ...

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory achieved a significant propulsion milestone when a Draper rocket engine reached supersonic flight conditions during a controlled test. The trial, conducted at ...

The launch was scheduled years in advance and was not in response to current world events, according to Air Force Global ...

The 40th Flight Test Squadron’s Detachment 1, which executed A-10 developmental test operations, was officially inactivated as result of the jet’s ongoing divestment. The U.S. Air Force has announced ...

Air Force Global Strike Command conducted its latest test of an unarmed Minuteman III ICBM on March 4—a test scheduled years ...

The YFQ-42A collaborative combat aircraft, made by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., takes off at a undisclosed California location for its first flight. (Air Force) The Air Force announced ...

The service’s test center at Eglin AFB is researching whether there are any contractors to lead a project to reactivate a ...

Flight testing for the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) began Aug. 27, with the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. YFQ-42A taking off for the first time. The company, in an ...