The stunts that US Air Force demo teams perform derive from real combat scenarios. Airshows offer a glimpse at the fighter jets' capabilities. The Air Force paid over 80 times the going rate for a ...

16 he will nominate Troy Meink, principal deputy director of the National Reconnaissance Office, to serve as secretary of the Air Force. (Photo by Tiana Williams) President-elect Donald Trump said ...

The US Air Force just received its first F-15 fighter jets upgraded with advanced electronic warfare capabilities, a significant milestone for the decades-old aircraft. The Air Force's 48th ...

The US Air Force (USAF) and Boeing have agreed to adjust parts of the T-7A Red Hawk acquisition, with four more test T-7As being acquired to help improve manufacturing readiness and boost testing ...

President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday he's tapping Troy Meink, second in command at the National Reconnaissance Office, to be secretary of the Air Force. Meink began his career as a KC-135 ...

After successful tests at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, the Air Rescue Service modified the C-130s and H-3s for aerial refueling. The HC-130P and HH-3E were tested in Southeast Asia on June 21, ...

The United States Air Force (USAF) is delaying a production decision on the Boeing-Saab T-7A Red Hawk jet trainer until 2026. However, arrangements are being made to prepare for Initial Operating ...

A US Air Force veteran claims ... the [unidentified aerial phenomena] task force that what we were working with that night was, in fact, [nonhuman intelligence] and it was not a unique experience ...

including as deputy undersecretary of the Air Force for space. Meink was appointed to his current job at the NRO in October 2020. The intelligence agency is part of the Defense Department that ...

US President-elect Donald Trump ... to ensure the effectiveness of the nation's Air Force. Meink previously managed significant satellite intelligence and space capabilities at the National ...

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