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Historic first: US Air Force’s F-22 pilot directs autonomous Fury drone from cockpit
A US Air Force F-22 Raptor pilot directed an uncrewed YFQ-44A Fury aircraft in ...
The Air Force let us into Laughlin AFB for a firsthand look at its new, streamlined system for training pilots. Here's what we found.
A lack of skilled workers has been a problem throughout many different industries in the United States over the past several years. Even the military is not immune to the problem, as the U.S. Navy can ...
The U.S. Air Force is set to graduate 1,500 new pilots in fiscal 2026, following the start of a new training model meant to fill a 2,407-pilot shortfall.
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Air Force fighter pilots fall below sortie minimum to be deemed combat ready
Fighter pilots are flying one sortie a month, well below the around nine per month to be deemed combat mission capable, a Mitchell Institute expert said.
The U.S. Air Force faces a significant shortage of nearly 2,407 pilots, which is projected to take 15 to 20 years to fully address. This lengthy resolution timeline is primarily due to the demand for ...
The U.S. Air Force is experiencing its lowest fleet readiness in years, attributed to an aging fleet, reduced size, and pilot shortages, resulting in significantly low mission-capable rates. To ...
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