Air Force Wants To Retire 33 F-22s, Buy More F-15EXs In New Budget
Our full rundown of airpower developments in the Pentagon’s new 2023 budget.
Our full rundown of airpower developments in the Pentagon’s new 2023 budget.
The Secretary of the Air Force outlined a vision for a pilotless complement to the B-21 stealth bomber.
Calibration tests are one of the final hurdles for the B-21 before its maiden flight.
Construction of the latest B-21 began just weeks ago and the Air Force hopes to roll out the first example this year.
B-2 Spirits usually look otherworldly, but every nine years they head to their birthplace for some much-needed TLC. It turns out that this unique test airframe’s job is to look this way.
It is argued that an upgraded, hypersonic-missile-toting B-1 would help narrow the capability gap with Russia and China until the B-21 Raider arrives.
Last year, Congress approved the Air Force’s plan to divest a number of B-1Bs as it consolidates that fleet ahead of the arrival of the stealthy B-21.
The fact that three more B-21s are now being assembled is a major indication of how fast the high-stakes bomber program is progressing.
A non-maritime patrol variant of the P-8 could provide the Air Force with a flexible platform for augmenting the bomber force and much more.
New B-21 artwork accompanied the release of an official fact sheet on the bomber.