US Air Force

IAF and US Air Force to take part in bilateral exercise in West Bengal

COPE INDIA began in 2004 as a fighter training exercise held at Air Force Station Gwalior.

Nov 29, 2018, 20:32 PM IST

In massive display of air power, US conducts first ever 'elephant walk' of F-35 fighters

The drill was conducted at the Hill Air Force Base in Utah.

Nov 22, 2018, 22:48 PM IST

US military testing StormBreaker bomb to hit enemy even in bad weather

The StormBreaker bomb can be used to target the enemy more than 45 miles (over 72 kilometres) away.

Jul 30, 2018, 10:15 AM IST

US Air Force stealth fighter jets intercept 2 Russian nuclear-capable bombers off Alaska coast

US Air Force stealth fighter jets on Friday intercepted two Russian nuclear-capable bombers off the coast of Alaska, a report in Fox News said. The US Northern Command reportedly said that Russian nuclear forces dispatched the two strategic bombers Tu-95 Bear bombers into the 200-mile Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) over the Bering Sea near the Alaska coast.

May 12, 2018, 11:35 AM IST

Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II: The fighter jet that India does not want to buy, yet

There had been speculation that India is interested in the F-35 Lightning.

Mar 01, 2018, 13:11 PM IST

B-1B bomber joins US-South Korea drills as tensions escalate

A US B-1B bomber on Wednesday joined large-scale U.S.-South Korean military exercises that North Korea has denounced as pushing the peninsula to the brink of nuclear war as tension mounts between the North and the United States.

Dec 06, 2017, 14:46 PM IST

US Air Force official: Missile targeting Saudis was Iranian

Saudi Arabia long has accused Iran of supplying weapons to the Shiite rebels known as Houthis and their allies, though Tehran has just as long denied supplying them.

Nov 11, 2017, 00:00 AM IST

Texas church shooter threatened mother-in-law before rampage: official

A man court-martialed by the U.S. Air Force on charges of assaulting his wife and child sent threatening messages to his mother-in-law who sometimes attended the rural Texas church where he fatally shot 26 people, officials said on Monday.

Nov 07, 2017, 09:41 AM IST

Show of force: US military flies 2 Air Force bombers over Korean peninsula

The South Korean military said this was part of a regular exercise to bolster military defences 

Oct 11, 2017, 07:10 AM IST

US Air Force marks 70th anniversary

Formed in 1947, the US Air Force operates over 5,000 military aircraft, with over 300,000 active duty personnel as of 2017. 

Sep 17, 2017, 15:54 PM IST

This American spy plane 'doesn't want to stop flying'

It may not sound possible to "catch" an American spy plane while driving a Dodge Charger. But that's precisely what we did on a sweltering August afternoon at Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates.

Aug 21, 2017, 12:13 PM IST

US to buy new Air Force One planes built for Russian airline?

The two 747-8s were initially ordered in 2013 by Transaero, a Russian airline that went bankrupt in 2015.

Aug 02, 2017, 11:59 AM IST

US warplanes fly over disputed South China Sea

The flights come as both US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend the G-20 meeting in Hamburg.

Jul 07, 2017, 18:15 PM IST

Sale of C-17 jet to help boost India's airlift requirements

The Trump administration's decision to sell one C-17 transport aircraft to India by the US will improve its capability to meet current and future strategic airlift requirements.

Jun 29, 2017, 12:57 PM IST

Tornado damages 10 US Air Force planes

The Air Force has four E-4Bs in active service, and the primary aircraft was off-station during the tornado on June 16, according to Ryder.

Jun 24, 2017, 14:30 PM IST

US Air Force veteran sentenced for trying to join IS

A US Air Force veteran convicted for providing material support and trying to join the Islamic State (IS) terror group has been sentenced to 35 years in prison, the media reported.

Jun 01, 2017, 11:40 AM IST

US Air Force's secret space plane lands after 2-year mission

The X-37B, which resembles a miniature space shuttle, landed yesterday morning at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the Air Force said.

May 08, 2017, 21:31 PM IST

US Air Force's secretive X-37B plane returns to earth after 718 days – what was it doing up there?

It's a hush-hush project and conspiracy theories are flying!!!

May 08, 2017, 16:22 PM IST

United States deploys attack drones in South Korea amid threats

The US is permanently stationing a sophisticated armed drone system in South Korea amid North Korea's provocative missile tests, a top Pentagon official has said.

Mar 14, 2017, 16:25 PM IST

US Air Force grounds F-35 fighter jets

 The US Air Force said that it has grounded 10 of its F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, just over a month after they were declared "combat ready".

Sep 17, 2016, 09:58 AM IST