Snakes’ Final Strike: 50th Flying Training Squadron Inactivated
After more than five decades of advanced jet training, the 50th FTS is inactivated and its legacy absorbed into a new ‘super-squadron’ at Columbus AFB. The 50th Flying Training Squadron,…
Boeing Secures Contract to Equip B-1B Bomber with New Pylons
The B-1B Lancer bomber will be able to use up to six Load Adaptable Modular pylons under the fuselage to carry heavy standoff munitions and hypersonic weapons. The U.S. Air…
KLM Pilots To Fly The F-35 As Reservists In New Military-Civilian Partnership
As global tensions rise, the Netherlands turns to commercial aviation to reinforce its F-35 pilot pool. A new agreement between KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and the Dutch Ministry of Defense…
Former Air Force Chiefs Criticize Proposal to Cancel E-7 and Cut F-35s
Sixteen retired USAF officials joined with the Air & Space Forces Association to issue an open letter to Congress setting out their case opposing U.S. Government military spending plans. Proposals…
USAF Test Pilot School Introduces A-29C Super Tucano
The A-29C will be used both for training as part of the Test Pilot School’s curriculum and experimental testing of mission systems, avionics, sensors and weapons. The A-29C Super Tucanos…
Red Arrows Display at RIAT 2025 Will Use Sustainable Aviation Fuel
For the first time ever during a display, the RAF Red Arrows will fuel their jets with Sustainable Aviation Fuel at 2025’s Royal International Air Tattoo. The usually diesel-fueled smoke…
