If approved, the Air Force vice chief and JAG nominees would fill roles that have been vacant since President Trump fired their predecessors in February.

The purchase is separate from two 747-8i aircraft that Boeing is currently modifying under the VC-25B program, which will serve as the next generation of Air Force One. The first of those heavily modified aircraft is expected to ⁠be delivered in mid-2028, the Air Force said.

The USAF has welcomed the arrival of its first Boeing-Saab T-7A Red Hawk, marking the “beginning of a new era for developing the next generation of aviators”.

The Air Force wants a cloud-based, AI-powered “digital sandbox” as a hub to generate and run wargames at speeds of up 10,000 times faster than real time.

The U.S. Air Force has delayed the expected delivery of the first of two new Air Force One jets by another year to mid-2028, Bloomberg News reported on Friday.

The U.S. Air Force took delivery of its 99th and 100th KC-46A Pegasus air-refueling tankers at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, Calif.

Edwards AFB boasts the longest runway on any military airfield under the ownership of the United States Department of Defense (DOD). The base served as the primary landing site for early Space Shuttle missions (including the first one) and a backup site for later missions before the landing strip at Kennedy Space Center.

The ‌U.S. ​Federal Aviation ‌Administration on Tuesday ​issued another warning to major ‍airlines of a "worsening ​security situation" ​when ⁠flying over Venezuela and urged them to exercise caution.