Entertaining crowds since 1953, the United States Air Force Thunderbirds are one of the world’s best known aerial demonstrations teams, dazzling ...

For now, the Air Force is stuck with their Cold War-era T-38 Talon trainer—while Boeing cannot seem to catch a break.

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The flight was filmed and monitored by two different chase planes, a Dassault Mirage F1 fighter jet, and a Northrop T-38 Talon, the same aircraft NASA uses to train its astronauts. The XB-1 landed ...

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator has broken the sound barrier, marking a major milestone in the effort that hopes to lead to a larger 55-seat supersonic airliner design known as Overture. Overall, ...

But the nature of the military pilot-training market is changing, driven by the exceptionally high cost of the process. The U.S. Air Force estimates that it spends more than $10 million for a single ...

An Air Force test pilot with the 419th Flight Test Squadron describes the rigorous testing and development needed to ...

The previous generation of trainer aircraft have started to show their age ... The Air Force struggled to adapt the older Northrop T-38 Talon airframes to accommodate emerging technology and ...