Air Force revamps its special warfare training pipeline

The changes are meant to teach special warfare trainees how to shoot, move, and communicate at the start of their training ...
Defense News

Fighter pilots integrate drones into air combat training

A U.S. Air Force XQ-58A Valkyrie flies over Eglin Air Force Base’s Gulf Test and Training Range. The recent test flight and data collected will inform future air operations and contribute to advanced ...
The Aviationist

U.S. Air Force F-16C and F-15E Control Multiple XQ-58 Drones in Groundbreaking Test

Pilots aboard an F-16C Fighting Falcon and an F-15E Strike Eagle each controlled two XQ-58A Valkyrie unmanned aircraft in an air combat training scenario. In a groundbreaking test which has been ...
Flightglobal

F-15E and F-16C fighters control four XQ-58s in US Air Force tests

The US Air Force (USAF) is demonstrating significant advancements in the ability of its existing fighter aircraft to integrate with and control new pilotless combat jets. During recent training ...
The National Interest

The Air Force’s F-16 Pilots Are Training with “Augmented Reality” Tech

Earlier this month, the Air Combat Command and the Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a contract to Red 6, a Florida-based developer of augmented reality (AR) software, to outfit its ATARS ...
Stars and Stripes

With 400 aircraft across 3,000 miles, Air Force puts agile combat strategy to the test

The Air Force is testing a key warfighting concept this month as part of its largest contingency response exercise in the Indo-Pacific, deploying more than 400 aircraft and 12,000 personnel to more ...