The Pentagon has sent at least six B-2 bombers – 30% of the US Air Force’s stealth bomber fleet – to the Indian Ocean island ...

President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Air Force will take over a department in flux, with ambitions to modernize an aircraft fleet that is the oldest it has ever been a ...

as commercial aircraft typically accumulate far more miles than the president’s fleet. At 35 years old, Aboulafia says the current Air Force One planes could likely continue flying safely for ...

Members of the maintenance crew for the fleet of presidential aircraft based at Andrews AFB polish the exterior of the plane known as SAM 26000 while in the hangar, but as Air Force One with ...

Languages: English. Email: [email protected]. The U.S. Air Force is facing a readiness crisis, with only around six out of 10 of its fleet mission-capable on an average day in fiscal year 2024 ...

The Air Force is facing an aging fleet and high maintenance requirements, at a time when global threats are rising and the military braces for budget cuts. "Threats are getting more numerous.