WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force is gearing up for a demonstration next year of a satellite communications network that can seamlessly integrate government-owned and commercial constellations on a ...

A commercial KDC‐10 tanker aircraft refuels a U.S. Air Force F‐16 Fighting Falcon from the 51st Fighter Wing en route to Commando Sling 23 at Paya Lebar Air Base, Singapore, on November 6. [Courtesy: ...

Years after the Navy, the Air Force decided to supplement its tanker fleet with commercial aerial refueling services. The U.S. Air Force employed for the first time last month a commercial aerial ...

A USAF Boeing KC-135R refuels a flight of F-15C Eagles. (US Air Force) The US Air Force (USAF) is seeking commercial satellite communications (satcom) options for its fleet of KC-135 aerial refuellers ...

The Air Force Research Laboratory collaborated with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Air Force Materiel Command, and General Motors Defense to power a KC-135 tanker with GM Defense’s ...

The Air Force's heavies make way for sun seekers.

The Air Force has refueled airborne fighters from a commercial tanker for the first time, proving another means of extending its combat airpower, the service said in a recent news release. Omega ...

Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman speaks at the Air and Space Forces Association 2024 Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colo., Feb. 13, 2024. Credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich ...

The Air Force, in coordination with the Defense Logistics Agency Energy Office, announced June 11 it has issued a notice of intent to award Oklo Inc. a contract for the development and operation of a ...

Davis-Monthan is one of five bases that could be sites for private commercial data centers, according to the Air Force in a request for lease proposal published Oct. 15. Developers have until Nov. 14 ...

The base, home to the 412th Test Wing, has faced housing issues for its more than 10,000 military and civilian personnel across the 481-square-mile installation. Edwards Air Force Base has broken ...