The ranking is based on a comprehensive "TruVal Rating" that assesses modernization, logistical support, and fleet balance.

The Indian Air Force’s superior rating came about because it was determined to have a more balanced mix of fixed-wing ...

Although the C-17 Globemaster III had its maiden flight in 1991, it took four more years until the first C-17 squadron became ...

With modernized capabilities and recent precision operations, India’s air force is emerging as a major regional and global ...

Boeing’s Government Services team has completed upgrades for 37 U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle fighter jets at the Louisiana Air ...

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said he expected further pledges, noting that $2 billion already had been committed through ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Qatar would fund the construction of a facility to host Qatari F-15 fighter jets and pilots, who will train alongside U.S. troops at Mountain Home Air Force ...

An Air Force C-32 aircraft carrying US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth declared an in-flight emergency over the Atlantic and ...

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 Foxbat could fly at extreme speeds—but in doing so, it would risk damage to the airframe and engines, which were far less sophisticated than their American counterparts.

In the late 1940s, the U.S. Navy began construction of the USS United States aircraft carrier, but it was suddenly cancelled ...