On September 18, 1947, a new chapter in American military history began with the official establishment of the United States Air Force (USAF). This milestone came as the National Security Act of 1947 ...
Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. The origins of the USAF lie in a decision made just four years after the Wright ...
The US Air Force requires a 22% expansion of its fighter fleet to 1,558 aircraft by 2035, up from 1,271 currently, according ...
K8 News is taking a look at the history of Arkansas on the road to celebrating the 250th birthday of the United States of ...
Sept. 18, 2025, marks more than seven decades of the United States Air Force protecting the skies and supporting national defense. The U.S. Air Force was officially established on Sept. 18th, 1947, ...
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – The U.S. Air Force Museum has announced that it will be unveiling a new six-month temporary display starting at noon on Oct. 7. The aircraft on exhibit, a Mikoyan-Gurevich ...
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Although Qatar’s Boeing 747 gift to the United States was nominally free, the plane must be refitted to serve as the presidential aircraft—a process that could cost nearly $1 billion. The United ...
SAN DIEGO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / September 24, 2025 / Cubic Defense’s, Secure Communications business unit, a leading provider in secure communications has been awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract ...