Aviation Features

“We’ve been kicking everyone’s butt with this airplane,” says Lt. Col. Mike Stapleton in an animated briefing on the F/A-22 Raptor. […]

The Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) used by the US Air Force as a surveillance aircraft. […]

The aviation industry is in a period of innovation and new frontiers, with one of the hottest topics right now being the (Very) Light Jet. […]

NASA is now accepting applications for its 2009 astronaut class. The agency is looking for a few men and women who want to fulfill their dreams and be a part of the next generation of explorers. […]

Airmen of the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron here flew to the Pele Bombing Range in Hawaii to drop inert weapons as part of Exercise Koa Lightning Sept. 16 and 17. […]

Bong entered college and instantly enrolled in a government-sponsored pilot training program and soon earned a private pilot license in a Cub. After 2 1/2 years of college, he enlisted in the Air Corp’s Aviation Cadet Program. His timing was opportune. Pearl Harbor was attacked just after he started pilot training. […]

The execute order is given. The two orbiting pilots fly across the border and point their F-35A Lightning IIs toward a high-value target in enemy territory. […]

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is a scientific research organization operated by the United States Air Force dedicated to the development of warfighting technologies. […]

The A-10, officially christened Thunderbolt II, but universally referred to as Warthog because of its ungainly appearance, is the first US Air Force aircraft specifically designed for close air support of ground forces. […]

Like all shuttle missions, STS-118 is about the future: putting the International Space Station a step closer to completion and gathering experience that will help people return to the moon and go on to Mars. […]