US Air Force officials and experts have long been concerned the fleet is shrinking and aging as China's grows and advances.

According to the Heritage Foundation's Index of U.S. Military Strength in 2024, at the close of FY 2023, the Air Force’s ...

All personnel involved were safe, and the causes of the two crashes were under investigation, the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet ...

A fighter jet and a helicopter based off the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz both crashed into the South China Sea within 30 ...

An American company’s fighter drone has successfully started flight testing. Anduril’s YFQ-44A fighter drone has recently ...

A new US Air Force report to Congress says 1,558 combat-ready jets are needed, requiring faster F-15EX and F-35A production ...

The US Air Force requires a 22% expansion of its fighter fleet to 1,558 aircraft by 2035, up from 1,271 currently, according ...

A helicopter and a fighter jet went down in separate incidents while operating from a U.S. aircraft carrier on Sunday, the ...

A US fighter jet and helicopter crashed within 30 minutes of each other, sparking a frantic rescue mission. Both aircrafts ...

The Air Force warns that having a smaller fleet may increase the risk it won't be able to carry out all its missions.

Two US Navy aircraft crashed within 30 minutes of one another in the South China Sea during separate operations. China said ...

A new report to Congress pitching the Air Force’s 10-year fighter jet plan is missing key details and explanations, raising ...