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An ally took control of live bombs dropped by US Air Force planes. That's never been done before.
The US Air Force allowed Norwegian soldiers to take control of American bombs launched from F-15Es in a test of network ...
Cost to ready Qatar's gifted jet for Air Force One duty may be much lower than expected, Air Force secretary says
The Trump administration received the luxury Boeing 747 from Qatar last month in a move that raised ethical and cost concerns ...
Retrofitting Qatari jet as Air Force One for Trump to cost hundreds of millions of dollars
It will cost hundreds of millions of dollars to retrofit a Qatari luxury Boeing 747 jetliner to fly as the new Air Force One, ...
Luke Air Force Base near Phoenix faces possible downgrade
Luke Air Force Base near Phoenix is being considered for a downgrade. U.S. Rep. Abe Hamadeh, R-Arizona, heard that confirmed ...
Qatari jet that could be new Air Force One will ‘probably’ cost less than $400 million to retrofit, Air Force Secretary says
Air Force Secretary Troy Meink told lawmakers on Thursday that it will “probably” cost the Air Force less than $400 million ...
Airbus wins contract to provide infrared protection on German Air Force aircraft
Airbus has signed a contract to install infrared protection systems on 23 German Air Force A400M transport aircraft, the ...
Trump taps senior Air Force commander for European Command
President Donald Trump is tapping an Air Force fighter pilot with extensive experience as a commander in the Middle East to ...
Tyndall Air Force Base to conduct prescribed burn on June 7
A prescribed burn is scheduled for Tyndall Air Force Base on Saturday, June 7. According to a news release, the burn will ...
Air Force One retrofit of Qatari plane estimated at under $400M
Air Force Secretary Troy Meink told lawmakers on Thursday that it will “probably” cost the Air Force less than $400 million ...
Air Force chief: Qatari jet will cost less than $400 million to retrofit
It will “probably” cost hundreds of millions of dollars for the Pentagon to transform a luxury Qatari jet into Air Force One, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink told lawmakers Thursday. Meink said it ...