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The US Air Force (USAF) conducted the first release of an air-launched missile from a Boeing F-15EX Eagle II next-generation multirole combat aircraft over the Gulf of Mexico on 25 January. Pursuing a Kratos Defense & Security Solutions BQM-...

The US Air Force (USAF) conducted the first release of an air-launched missile from a Boeing F-15EX Eagle II next-generation multirole combat aircraft over the Gulf of Mexico on 25 January. Pursuing a Kratos Defense & Security Solutions BQM-...

An F-15EX is undergoing testing at Eglin Air Force base in Fort Walton Beach as the services newest fighter jet successfully fired a missile last week.

The newest U.S. Air Force aircraft fired an AIM-120D at a target drone during Combat Archer.

Now being integrated on the F-35B, F/A-18E/F, and F-15E, the StormBreaker glide bomb has an advanced tri-mode seeker and is the first network-enabled weapon in the Air Force inventory.

During the GBU-53/B test, a nearby F/A-18F demonstrated the network connectivity capability by monitoring the weapon until the impact.

autoevolution 3 Jun 2021, 14:24 UTC · by 5 photos Imagine a place with no civilian traffic, 2 runways and unrestricted airspace - the perfect location for a major air-to-air exercise. This is Tyndall AFB, which provides access to 180,000 square miles of airspace over the Gulf of Mexico. Recently, it was the center of Checkered Flag, one of the Department of Defense (DoD)’s largest air-to-air exercises. Air Force and U.S. Navy fleets were integrated in this large-scale exercise that in...

US DoD’s air-to-air exercise Checkered Flag concludes at Tyndall AFB 01 Jun 2021 (Last Updated June 1st, 2021 11:17) Checkered Flag aerial exercise is designed to allow fourth and fifth-generation aircraft platforms to train together. Share Article An F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over the Gulf of Mexico during Checkered Flag 21-2. Credit: USAF / Staff Sgt Stefan Alv...

Checkered Flag, one of the Department of Defense’s largest air-to-air exercises, is a two-week long, large-scale aerial exercise designed to integrate fourth and fifth-generation airframes to enhance mobility, deployment, and employment capabilities of,

Checkered Flag, one of the Department of Defense’s largest air-to-air exercises, is a two-week long, large-scale aerial exercise designed to integrate fourth and fifth-generation airframes to enhance mobility, deployment, and employment capabilities of, News, features and commentaries about Air Force Reserve people, equipment and missions