USAF AC-130J Ghostrider used for close air support and ground target interdiction. USAF MC-130J Commando II focuses on ...

When thinking about new types of aircraft that enter service with modern-day air forces, what generally comes to mind are highly capable, highly advanced fifth- or sixth-generation planes.

The US Air Force (USAF) and Boeing have agreed to adjust aspects of the T-7A Red Hawk training aircraft acquisition agreement ...

which it calls Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA). Manufacturers General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and Anduril Industries were selected by the USAF in 2024 to develop the first two CCA ...

The U.S. Air Force’s (USAF) Chief of Staff, General David Allvin, announced the official designation of the first two CCAs (Collaborative Combat Aircraft) during a keynote address at the Air ...

“Those sixth-generation aircraft, we believe, are for air superiority,” said General Kenneth Wilsbach, head of Air Combat Command, which manages the USAF’s fighter, reconnaissance and ...

The integration of the Harpoon missile on the Lockheed Martin fighter worked to showcase the rapid speed at which a ‘gateway system’ integration can add new capabilities to aircraft. According to the ...

The news follows confirmation from GA-ASI that it will fly its CCA prototype this year and signals the next step in the collaborative combat aircraft programme. The United States Air Force (USAF) has ...