As the USAF moves ahead with the phaseout of its T-38 training jets, a common sight in Oklahoma since the 1960s, leadership ...

Air Force Lt. Col. Phillip “Clean” Bourquin, 99th Flying Training Squadron director of operations, and Steve “Bull” Schmidt, Boeing test pilot, prepare to disembark the T-7A Red Hawk after its ...

The T-7 Red Hawk is meant to teach student pilots how to fly fifth-generation aircraft such as the F-35. Air Force officials laid out their plans for teaching instructor pilots on the T-7, and then ...

The bill comes as the Air Force has ramped up A-10 divestment yet has not identified the aircraft that can, and will, replace ...

For decades, Air Force recruits went through basic training without any exposure to planes. Now, boot camp will revolve ...

A provision in the annual must-pass defense bill may require the Air Force to reexamine winding down a reserve unit focused on helping cadets learn to fly.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. A T-7A Red Hawk assigned to the 99th Flying Training Squadron, ...

Ten U.S. students are now enrolled at the International Flight Training School to complete a 133-day Basic Jet Training course in the T-346A Master. Following an agreement with the Italian Air Force ...

Simulations and exercises will be key to boosting trust between operators and CCAs, according to former U.S. Air Force secretary Frank Kendall.

The U.S. Air Force leaned into a dual-track training program for the new VC-25B, leveraging civilian 747-8s and a newly acquired $400 million training fleet. The U.S. Air Force is one step closer to ...