Air Force Offers Pilots $420K Bonus to Stay in the Cockpit
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US Air Force Selects B&T APC9K Pro Sub-Compact Weapon System
B&T recently announced the U.S. Air Force selected the APC9K Pro platform. The 9mm, ultra-compact weapon system will serve specialized ...
VIDEO: Airman Fires Takedown GAU-5A Aircrew Self Defense Weapon
In 2018, we first reported of the U.S. Air Force equipping its airmen with a new carbine: The GAU-5A ...
Army Humvee Prematurely Drops From C-17, Nearly Hits NC House
A U.S. Army Humvee accidentally dropped right next to a house near Fort Bragg, N.C., last week. Thankfully, there ...
USAF to Equip Airmen with GAU-5A Aircrew Self Defense Weapon
The U.S. Air Force is equipping its airmen with a new carbine: the GAU-5A Aircrew Self Defense Weapon. GAU-5A Rifle ...
USAF Finds Missing Machine Gun, But Not Grenade Launcher Ammo
On May 1, a unit from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., lost a box containing 32 40mm high-explosive dual purpose grenade rounds ...
Air Force Uniform: Service Switches From ABU to Army’s OCP
After months of speculation, it has been confirmed that the official U.S. Air Force uniform will be the Operational Camouflage Pattern ...
USAF Picks TYR Tactical EPIC Plate Carriers for Security Forces
The U.S. Air Force has selected the TYR Tactical EPIC as the standard plate carrier system for its Security Forces. ...
The Air Force Is Buying 130,000 Modular Handgun System Pistols
Given how often we report on it, it would probably behoove us to just go ahead and create a separate ...
REPORT: Every Branch Is Ordering the Modular Handgun System
A couple of weeks ago, it emerged that the U.S. Marine Corps had earmarked funds to buy 35,000 Army Modular Handgun ...
Report: US Air Force Eyeing Switch to Army Combat Uniform
A leaked slide presentation has revealed that the U.S. Air Force may soon ditch its Airman Battle Uniform in favor of the the ...
PHOTOS: Air Force Tests Modular Handgun System in Ejection Seat
The U.S. Army has already begun the process of fielding its new M17 and M18 Modular Handgun System, but the ...
The USAF Is Switching to the Magpul GEN M3 PMAG
The United States Air Force is set to replace its existing magazines with the polymer Magpul GEN M3 PMAG. RELATED STORY: Feeding ...
VIDEO: Air Force Academy Cadet, Professor Create Bullet-Stopping Goo
When one thinks about effective bulletproofing materials, things like Kevlar spring to mind. You know what doesn't spring to mind? ...
EXCLUSIVE: Pave Hawk Gunner Opens Up Minigun During MEDEVAC
Tactical Life has obtained exclusive footage of a Sikorsky HH-66 Pave Hawk MEDEVAC that took place Aug. 9, 2009, ...
Air Force to Retire MQ-1 Predator Drones in Favor of MQ-9 Reaper
Goodbye, MQ-1. Hello, MQ-9. That's right, the Air Force has announced it will retire the MQ-1 Predator drone in early 2018 and ...
Air Force Upgrades A-10 Thunderbolt IIs for Search and Rescue Ops
The USAF has outfitted 19 A-10 Thunderbolt IIs with a new system that enables pilots to better communicate with people ...
VIDEO: Jimmy Fallon, Dwayne Johnson Host Surprise Military Homecoming
There are few things that tug on our heart strings more than surprise military homecomings — and Jimmy Fallon, with ...
VIDEO: A-10 Warthog Destroys Taliban Motorcyclists
The A-10 Thunderbolt II, also known as the Warthog, has truly stood the test of time and is still playing ...
Boeing T-X Aircraft Unveiled For US Air Force T-X Competition
The Boeing T-X aircraft was revealed to the public Tuesday as a part of the U.S. Air Force's ongoing T-X ...