Air force News

Video: X-51A Waverider makes record-breaking hypersonic flight

The USAF launched the last of its four experimental X-51A Waverider vehicles Wednesday. Officials say the vehicle reached a speed of Mach 5.1, travelling more than 230 nautical miles before crashing into the Pacific off the California coast as planned.

In the Media by JohnThomas Didymus

$1 million worth of marijuana found on U.S. Air Force Base

A boat left stranded by smugglers on a beach at the Vandenberg Air Force Base carried an estimated one million dollars worth of marijuana.

In the Media by Micki Hogan - 4 comments

Muslim US Air Force vet barred from flight

Saddiq Long, a Muslim U.S. Air Force veteran, was barred on Wednesday from boarding a flight in Oklahoma to return back to Qatar, where his home is located.

In the Media by Owen Weldon - 1 comment

Op-Ed: Israel's intentional fog of war over Syria

The world will likely never know the exact truth about what Israel bombed in or outside of Syria this week. But as alleged details of the daring mission leak out, the murky story reveals hard truths about Israel's lethal modus operandi.

In the Media by Robert Onley - 11 comments

Change and continuity the theme at SA Air Force Day Special

Pretoria - The South African Air Force (SAAF), generally recognised as the second oldest air force after the British Royal Air Force, turned 93 on February 1, 2013.

Digital Journal Report by Christopher Szabo - 2 comments

UFO: 'Alien pyramid' over Amherst, MA, even Air Force puzzled

Amherst - Residents of Amherst and Pelham, Massachusetts reported seeing an unusually low-flying pyramid-shaped object moving slowly and silently across the sky between 5:45 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., on Jan. 8. The US Air Force is unable to explain the sighting.

In the Media by JohnThomas Didymus - 1 comment

Unexplained loud 'booms' heard over Kentucky and Indiana (video)

For some time now, people have reported strange sounds and booms, right across the USA. The latest incident happened in Indiana and Kentucky, and no one knows what caused it.

In the Media by Anne Sewell - 1 comment

Indonesian air force plane crashes into Jakarta residential area

Jakarta - At least six people have been killed when an Indonesia Air Force plane crashed into a residential area of Jakarta today. The Fokker F-27 was on a routine training flight when it crashed.

In the Media by Anne Sewell - 3 comments

U.S. Air Force pins first female 4-star general

Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger has become the first ever female four-star general in the U.S. Air Force. This week Gen. Wolfenbarger was pinned her fourth star at a ceremony at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.

In the Media by Leigh Goessl - 4 comments

Air ambulance missing in Chile found, there are no survivors

Santiago - The Chilean Air Force has confirmed that the air ambulance that was lost on Thursday morning in southern Chile was located this morning; the plane had crashed and there are no survivors.

In the Media by Igor I. Solar - 2 comments