Tag: US Air Force

• Thursday, April 9th 2026 - 21:36 UTC

  Chilean Air Force conducts first-ever aerial refueling of US F-35 fighters

  

  The Chilean Air Force (FACh) completed for the first time an aerial refueling operation involving two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II fighters, in a milestone that demonstrates growing interoperability between the two countries and the level of modernization achieved by Chile's military aviation.

• Friday, April 3rd 2026 - 21:22 UTC

  Iran downs two US warplanes; search continues for missing crew member

  

  Iran shot down a US F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet over its territory on Friday, marking the first confirmed downing of a crewed American aircraft since the war began five weeks ago. A second plane, an A-10 Warthog attack aircraft, was also struck by Iranian fire and crashed after managing to exit Iranian airspace.

• Monday, January 26th 2026 - 03:27 UTC

  U.S. Air Force C-40 landing in Ushuaia fuels scrutiny of Argentina’s southern agenda

  

  A U.S. Air Force Boeing C-40 Clipper landed around midday Sunday at Ushuaia’s international airport — officially named “Ushuaia–‘Malvinas’ Argentinas” — an unusual arrival that drew immediate attention from local media and political observers in Tierra del Fuego.

• Monday, July 22nd 2024 - 10:41 UTC

  Argentine Air Force mounting training center for pilots and ground crews of the F16s

  

  As part of the process of the combat aircraft F-16A/B incorporation process to the Argentine Air Force, the government has published in the Official Gazette an invitation to tenders for the construction of a new instruction center at the IV Air Brigade in Tandil where the second-hand aircraft from the Danish Air Force, will be stationed.

• Friday, February 14th 2020 - 08:06 UTC

  Ascension Island airport to reopen to wide-body traffic by 2022

  

  The runway at Georgetown Wideawake Airport on Ascencion Island will be repaired by 2022 allowing AirTanker-operated A 330-200 flights to return, Fluor, the company which won the contract, said in a statement.

• Friday, August 30th 2019 - 08:43 UTC

  Trump launches a new force branch for space warfare to ensure US dominance

  

  President Donald Trump launched a new Pentagon command dedicated to warfare in space on Thursday, as American armed forces chiefs see China and Russia pressing hard to erode the US advantage in the newest military frontier.

• Monday, June 10th 2019 - 08:56 UTC

  Brazilian manufactured cargo plane undergoing certification tests in United States

  

  The Brazilian Air Force visited the Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) in the US a month ago to run a series of low-altitude cargo extraction tests as part of a certification process for their new cargo plane.

• Saturday, February 16th 2019 - 16:36 UTC

  US Air Force plane takes off with help for Venezuela

  

  A C-17 cargo plane of the United States Air Force took off Saturday from the Homestead Air Force Base, in Florida, with the Venezuelan-Colombian border as the destination. The aircraft is one of three that will transport 250 tons of food, hygiene kits and nutritional supplements, a congressional aide to the US Congress told the Associated Press (AP).

• Thursday, February 28th 2013 - 23:55 UTC

  US Air Force contracts 20 Brazilian Super Tucano fighters for Afghanistan

  

  The US Air Force has chosen Brazil’s Embraer for a 427 million dollars contract to supply light attack planes to Afghan forces, the company said Thursday, despite competition from an American bid.

• Wednesday, March 7th 2012 - 02:59 UTC

  US Southern command watchful of political turbulence in Latam

  

  United States Air Force Commander, General Douglas Fraser, in charge of the US Southern Command, stated before Congress that the Department of Defence is “watchful for potential geopolitical turbulence that could impact US citizens,” and highlighted the uncertainties of Venezuela’s President Hugo Chávez health and economic instability.