美国空军的百年沉浮，是一部技术霸权与战略透支的双重叙事。从F-117的惊艳首秀，到B-21的难产困境；从海湾战争的零伤亡神话，到亚太再平衡的力不从心，这支全球最强大的空中力量，正在经历一场静默的蜕变。

I was at the Mach Loop to witness an unforgettable moment—the first low-level pass of the USAF F-35A through this iconic flight path. In this video, I capture the raw power, precision ...

The recycled warplane traces its origins to 2014, when an F-35A about to take off on a training mission from Florida’s Eglin ...

The F-35A Lightning II “Frankenjet,” assigned to the 4th Fighter Generation Squadron, 388th Fighter Wing, returned to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, on March 26. (Capt. Nathan Poblete/U.S. Air ...

In what could be called a modern world wonder, the US Air Force has inducted a first-of-its-kind F-35A Lightning II fighter made from two crashed F-35As. The assembled fighter, known as the ...

This event marked the beginning of the first ever planned depot maintenance of a USAF F-35A based in Europe undertaken at the FACO/MRO&U (Final Assembly and Check Out – Maintenance, Repair ...

The F-35A Lightning II, dubbed a “Frankenjet” and assigned to the 388th Fighter Wing, returns to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, on March 26, 2025. - Capt. Nathan Poblete/US Air Force ...

Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...

US airmen load a Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) aboard an F-16 in 2024. Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) shares the same mould line as JASSM. (31st Fighter Wing) US Naval Air ...