In 1936, these iconic sunglasses were introduced for pilots, designed with distinctive large lenses that covered the entire eye to minimize light intrusion from all angles—a critical feature for ...

Whatever the case, one U.S. Air Force pilot inside an F-15E Strike Eagle ... adorned with some ornate art depicting both a guy with sunglasses, mullet and mustache as well as a bald eagle with ...

Instructor pilots and a student fly a training sortie in two T-38C Talons, August 2024. (Senior Airman Ashley Crist/U.S. Air Force) U.S. Air Force pilots graduating from training courses with the ...

The overall shortage of U.S. Air Force pilots could mean that recent T-38 pilot-training graduates could find themselves assigned to noncombat roles, such as instructor pilots or flying transports ...

A new Air Force policy may require recent T-38 Talon pilot training graduates to fly aircraft other than fighters or bombers, even if those are their preferred options, in an attempt to fill the ...

The Trump administration is giving the Air Force the option to return through voluntary programs as many as 1,000 retired pilots to active-duty service. Through a recently signed executive order ...

The Air Force wants to keep its next-generation fighter jet affordable without sacrificing capability. Some analysts warn it ...

Ex-French Dassault Mirage 2000-5 fighters will arrive in Ukraine in the first quarter of next year, French defense minister ...

A Spanish air force pilot died when an F18 fighter plane crashed Friday in eastern Spain, officials said. The pilot was the only person on the jet when it crashed at around 12:30 pm (1030 GMT ...

A Spanish Air Force pilot died when an F18 fighter plane crashed Friday in eastern Spain, officials said. The pilot was the only person on the jet when it crashed at around 12:30 pm (1030 GMT ...

Elliott, the Pacific Airshow executive director, has always loved aviation. Growing up in the area, he would build and fly ...

U.S. Air Force pilots graduating from training courses with the T-38 Talon may be required to fly non-fighter or bomber aircraft as a result of pilot shortages, according to a new Air Force policy.