Terror Wars
US, Arab allies bomb IS jihadists in Syria
US and Arab warplanes hammered Islamic State militants in eastern Syria early Tuesday, opening a new front in the fight against the jihadist group, defense officials said.
Terror Wars
US, Arab allies strike IS jihadists in Syria
The United States and its Arab allies unleashed deadly bomb and missile strikes on jihadists in Syria on Tuesday, opening a new front in the battle against the Islamic State group.
Nuke Wars
US Air Force works to bring prestige back to nuke missile roles
Ask a "missileer" -- one of the key-keepers for America's nuclear bombs -- whether their first career choice was to spend days on end cocooned underground in a steel bunker, and the answer is usually no.
Milplex
US Air Force vows to spare F-35 from budget cuts
The US Air Force vowed Monday to "protect" costly weapons programs despite budget pressures, saying the country needed the F-35 fighter jet, a long-range bomber and other aircraft.
Legacy Reports
US Air Force sets up Cyber Command
The US Air Force established a provisional Cyber Command Tuesday as part of an expanding mission to prepare for wars in cyberspace, officials said.
Nuke Wars
US Air Force set to replace intercontinental nuke arsenal
Hidden underground in steel-and-concrete silos across rural America, more than 400 intercontinental ballistic missiles point to the skies, poised for launch -- and ready to obliterate cities across the world.
UAV News
US Air Force converts F-16 fighters into drones
The US Air Force has test flown an F-16 fighter jet without a pilot on board for the first time, in the latest sign of the military's increasing reliance on drones.
Legacy Reports
US Air Force Forms Counterspace Technology Unit
Concepts of futuristic offensive and defensive counterspace weapon systems will soon be taken out of the lab and put to the test with the activation of the 76th Space Control Squadron at Peterson Air Force Base.
Del.icio.us
US,Vietnam face Agent Orange legacy
Mai Khai contentedly grows his potatoes and melons smack up against an old brick wall surrounding a former US airbase in Vietnam which experts say remains highly contaminated.
Legacy Reports
USAF Welcomes Space Commission’s Recommendations
The United States Air Force has welcomed the recent Space Commission's report and is said to be enthusiastic about the observations and recommendations…
Terror Wars
US-led raids hit jihadist oil as Qaeda threatens reprisals
US-led warplanes kept up strikes on oil sites funding the Islamic State group on Sunday, as Al-Qaeda's Syria affiliate threatened reprisals after a key operative was reported killed.
War Report
US-led strikes claim another 50 civilian lives: coalition
US-led air strikes in Iraq and Syria have killed another 50 civilians, the international coalition against the Islamic State group announced on Friday.
War Report
US-led strikes hit Syria’s Raqa, Aleppo provinces: monitor
Fresh US-led strikes hit Islamic State group targets in Syria overnight, both in its Raqa province stronghold and in Aleppo province further west, a monitoring group said on Monday.
Terror Wars
US-backed force says in ‘final stages’ of defeating IS in Raqa
US-backed fighters said Wednesday they were in the "final stages" of capturing Raqa from the Islamic State group as waves of air strikes pounded the jihadists' Syrian bastion.
War Report
US-backed force says hit by Russian, regime strikes in east Syria
A US-backed force battling the Islamic State group in eastern Syria accused Russian warplanes on Saturday of bombing its fighters for the first time in the complex war.
Terror Wars
US-backed rebel group criticises Syria strikes
A Syrian rebel group that has reportedly received weapons from the United States criticised air strikes Tuesday by a US-led coalition against jihadists in the war-torn country.