Nov. 12, 2024 US Air Force transitioning from A-10s to cutting-edge upgrades in Korea The 25th Fighter Squadron at Osan Air Base will begin a phased withdrawal of its 24 A-10 aircraft starting January 2025.
Oct. 17, 2023 C-130H avionics goes digital with major modernization upgrade The update, called Avionics Modernization Program Increment 2, is a significant improvement to the almost 60-year-old aircraft’s avionics and navigation systems.
Sept. 14, 2023 4 Air National Guard locations chosen for next C-130H to C-130J upgrades The Department of the Air Force selected 103rd Airlift Wing, 120th Airlift Wing, 133rd Airlift Wing, and 182nd Airlift Wing, as the preferred locations to receive C-130J Super Hercules to replace aging C-130Hs, pending the outcome of environmental assessments.
June 9, 2023 Around the Air Force: Typhoon Aftermath in Guam, Assignment Swap, Reaper Upgrade In this week’s look around the Air Force, recovery efforts after Typhoon Mawar hits Guam, a new assignment swap program begins, and the MQ-9 Reaper gets a satellite communication upgrade. (Hosted by Staff Sgt. Jazmin Granger)
May 27, 2023 AATC tests enhanced intelligence gathering capabilities with MQ-9 Reaper upgrade The upgrade enhances the aircraft’s ability to provide real-time situational awareness to combatant commanders around the world.
May 3, 2023 Nigerian Air Force receives new facilities for A-29 Super Tucano fleet Less than two years after 12 A-29 Super Tucano aircraft were inducted into the Nigerian Air Force, a $38 million project to construct new facilities for the aircraft was successfully completed at Kainji Air Base.
April 10, 2023 F-22A Raptor pilots test next-gen helmet 46th Test Squadron engineers facilitate second round of developmental testing since AF announced helmet last year.
April 9, 2023 Upgraded F-16 rejoins 8th FW An upgraded F-16 Fighting Falcon returned to 8th Fighter Wing operations after AFLCMC’s Post Block Integration Team provided the aircraft with the first wave of 22 modifications designed to improve lethality to meet the needs of current and future operations.
May 19, 2022 Eielson AFB celebrates F-35 beddown completion The ceremony marked the end of a two-year beddown process that yielded two operational fighter squadrons comprised of 54 permanently assigned, combat-coded F-35A aircraft.
April 29, 2022 Records portal marks first anniversary with faster turnaround times, streamlined customer service The Air Force Review Boards Agency marks its electronic records portal's first anniversary by noting faster response times and streamlined customer service.
March 8, 2022 Digital University offers more educational opportunities for Airmen A team of Digital University designers revamped the educational platform based on user feedback with upgrades including new courses, new learning paths for data science, cloud engineering and secured app development.
March 12, 2021 AF’s first F-15EX arrives at Eglin AFB The F-15EX, the Air Force’s newest fighter, touched down at Eglin Air Force Base March 11.
Feb. 13, 2018 AF upgrades to Windows 10 In accordance with the Department of Defense mandate, the Air Force must complete the Microsoft Windows 10 migration by March 31, 2018. Any operating system not upgraded by the deadline will be denied access to the network.
Feb. 7, 2017 Little Rock Airmen test first C-130J with Block 8.1 upgrades Airmen conducted a training flight using the first C-130J Super Hercules with a Block 8.1 upgrade at Little Rock Air Force Base Feb. 3, 2017. The Block 8.1 upgrade enhances GPS capabilities, communications systems, updated friend-or-foe identification and allows the C-130J to comply with worldwide
Aug. 22, 2016 Windows 10 to deploy across AF The Air Force is slated to upgrade to Windows 10 during the next couple years to improve the Air Force’s cybersecurity posture, lower the cost of information technology and streamline the IT operating environment.
Aug. 3, 2016 Compass Call receives navigation upgrade Since it became operational, the EC-130H Compass Call has demonstrated its electronic combat power in tactical air operations around the world, and this year the aircraft has achieved another first. The aircraft has received an avionic viability program upgrade to make it more effective in combat
May 17, 2016 Flying with DRAGON improves capabilities A recent successful test flight of an upgraded Flight Management System Suite for the E-3 Sentry (AWACS) provides the warfighter with enhanced battle management capabilities.
Jan. 15, 2015 Bomber force prepares for new B-52 bomb bay upgrade testing Since the Air Force's decision in 2013 to increase the B-52H Stratofortress fleet's effectiveness and versatility by increasing the aircraft's smart weapons capacity by over 50 percent, teams from Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Boeing, and now Edwards AFB, have partnered up to begin developmental
Jan. 14, 2015 Nuclear satellite terminal upgrade to begin operational testing The nuclear satellite communication terminals that connect U.S. leaders to Minuteman combat crews in the event of a nuclear attack are currently undergoing an upgrade and scheduled to begin operational testing this month.
Oct. 25, 2014 New application aims to improve analyst's performance Members from an Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) team collaborated to create a new tool suite, which could be used by the Air Force intelligence community around the globe.
Sept. 23, 2013 Upgrade gives B-52 more teeth The B-52 Stratofortress is set to receive an upgrade that will significantly increase its weapons payload, officials said.
Sept. 19, 2013 Software update keeps B-52 at forefront of bomber fleet The B-52 Stratofortress will soon receive a software upgrade that will keep the aircraft at the forefront of the U.S. strategic bomber fleet.As new equipment and advanced weapons are added to the B-52 fleet, the B-52 Software Block (BSB) upgrades allow the aircraft to utilize the full potential of
Sept. 5, 2013 B-2 undergoes comm upgrade After a 20-year wait, the B-2 Spirit will receive a significant new communications upgrade.