The F-22 remains America’s top air-superiority jet, but NGAD’s F-47 won’t arrive in mass for years. -A “Super Raptor” refresh—adding next-gen sensors, EW, upgraded coatings, and cockpit avionics—would extend the fleet’s relevance into the 2040s and hedge against NGAD delays.

We’ve heard your feedback from the field, and we listened,” CMSAF David Wolfe said about dropping quarterly standards and readiness reviews.

The service struck a deal with Lufthansa to get the two 747-8is for $400 million. Boeing’s 747-8is are larger and more modern than the aging 747-200 fleet currently in operation, and the jets are needed to help with crew training and spare parts, according to the Air Force.

Raytheon was awarded a contract from the Air Force to put its air-cooled, compact PhantomStrike fire control radar into the X-62 as part of its upgrades.

A new type of Air Force expeditionary unit designed to deploy in a crisis recently tested how to fight and survive across vast distances in the Pacific

The US Air Force announced plans Tuesday to purchase two Boeing 747-8 aircraft to support its future presidential airlift program, with an Air Force official confirming it would acquire the planes from German carrier Lufthansa.

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 U.S. Air Force said on Tuesday it was acquiring two Boeing 747-8 jumbo jets for $400 million to establish a training and sustainment program for its future presidential airlift fleet.

The Federal Aviation Administration last month issued a warning to U.S. aircraft urging them to “exercise caution” when in Venezuelan airspace.

The next generation of presidential aircraft has slipped further into the future, with the Air Force now targeting the middle of 2028 for the first of Boeing’s heavily modified jets to be ready for service.