Alert 5

Retired Lt. Col. William H. Holloman, a Tuskegee Airman and the U.S. Air Force’s first African-American helicopter pilot, has passed away.  He was 85.

A Malaysian air force sergeant who is being charged with stealing two F-5 jet engines was tortured into confession, his family said. Continue reading “Father claims son was tortured over RMAF’s missing F-5 engines”

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said at a congressional hearing on Thursday that Iran could have “scores or even hundreds” of missiles launched into Europe in future.

Lt. Gen. Mohammed bin Abdullah al-Ayish has been appointed as the new air force chief for Saudi Arabia.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin watched an aerobatics display by the Sukhoi PAKFA on Thursday at Zhukovsky Airfield.