We’re revisiting the Air Force’s major incentive program, offering up to $600,000 to retain experienced pilots. The move highlighted growing concerns over military aviation staffing.

Lockheed Martin landed a $999 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for JASSM and LRASM missile lifecycle support.

A combination of budget constraints, strategic realignment, and the evolution of warfare in the decades since the A-10’s debut has contributed to the aircraft’s retirement.

Steven Parker began his Air Force career at the age of 17, and following basic and military police training, found himself enforcing the law at McConnell Air Force Base, but things quickly changed … ...

France formally retired the last of its Boeing KC-135 tankers on 30 June, bringing to an end an operational run with the type which began in 1964.

The program is designed to close the retirement savings gap for private-sector workers who do not have access to an employer-sponsored retirement plan.

The service moved up its retirement of its final 162 close attack fighters by two years in a new budget request. The Air Force also asked for far fewer F-35s.

The Air Force wants to retire its final 162 A-10 Warthog attack jets in fiscal 2026, as part of a plan to divest 340 total aircraft. The Pentagon also plans to cancel the E-7 Wedgetail program ...