During the Vietnam War, the United States Air Force's first gunship, the AC-47, was introduced. It was primarily created to ...

HURLBURT FIELD, Florida — An AC-130U Spooky gunship named "Big Daddy" made ... no discrepancies whatsoever on the plane," said US Air Force Tech. Sgt. Mark Lennon, a section chief with the ...

These sensors allow the gunship to visually or electronically ... During Operation Desert Storm, AC-130s provided close air support and force protection (air base defense) for ground forces.

Boeing has been awarded the contract to build the U.S. Air Force's most sophisticated fighter jet yet, dubbed the F-47, ...

An Air Force spokesperson and Boeing and Lockheed ... around a sixth-generation fighter jet that aims to provide the United States with advanced air dominance capabilities to counter near-peer ...

The decision is good news for Boeing's plant in St. Louis, which is scheduled to end production of the F/A-18 Super Hornet in ...

Dubbed "loyal wingmen," the combat aircraft are expected to bolster the Air Force's fleet. The US Air Force marked two drone prototypes as fighter jets for the first time, ushering in a new era of ...

Factbox-What Fighter Jet Programs Does the US Air Force Have? WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing has been awarded the contract to build the U.S. Air Force's most sophisticated fighter jet yet ...