The Air Force has operated the KC-46A since 2022 and expects the aircraft to remain in service into the 2070s.

The U.S. Air Force took delivery of its 99th and 100th KC-46A Pegasus air-refueling tankers at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, Calif.

The following is the Nov. 28, 2025, Congressional Research Service in focus report U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft. From the Report The U.S. Air Force is developing a new type of uncrewed weapon system called Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA).

The next-gen "multirole tanker," in addition to advanced refueling systems, has "defensive countermeasures" and "secure communications capabilities."

The Air Force's agile combat employment concept would prepare units to operate from dispersed, austere bases in a war against a major adversary like China.

Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine turned the country's skies into a nightly battleground long before Western F-16s arrived. By mid-2024, however, a quiet shift was underway: a small fleet of modern Western fighters began to reshape how Ukraine defended its cities,

After a fatal crash involving an Indian fighter plane at the Dubai Airshow in November, a video circulated in social media posts falsely claiming it showed Indian Air Force jets putting on a "powerful display" at the same event.

The Air Force is dropping large portions of the previous administration's "reoptimization" plan, but keeping other aspects such as multi-capable airmen.