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US Air Force commits B-21 stealth bomber fleet to two-pilot setup for combat operations

The US Air Force has finalized the flight crew structure for its incoming B-21 ...

USAF Decides Against Flying B-21 Raiders With Just One Pilot

The Air Force has made a formal decision about how the B-21 will be crewed as it pushes to start fielding the bombers next ...

The US Air Force is building its first semi-autonomous fighter, the FQ-44 Fury, to fly as a loyal wingman beside the F-35 and F-22

The Air Force is building the FQ-44 Fury. See how this semi-autonomous wingman will change the future of air combat alongside ...
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B-21 Raider to fly with two-pilot configuration

The Air Force's new long-range strike bomber will operation with a two-pilot configuration.
Military Times

Combat search and rescue’s uncertain future: As A-10s phase out, US Air Force faces questions of what comes next

The A-10 Thunderbolt II Warthog has performed combat search-and-rescue operations for nearly 50 years. As the U.S. Air Force retires the aircraft, what's next for CSAR remains unclear. (Tech. Sgt.
AOL

Here's how US combat search-and-rescue crews save downed fighter pilots in the middle of a war

When a US aircraft goes down in combat, rarely used but highly trained airborne search-and-rescue crews spring into action. Multiple American media outlets, citing anonymous US officials, reported the ...

Lockheed Martin Delivered Its Last F-22 Raptor In 2012 — And The USAF Is Now Spending $8 Billion To Keep The 187 Airframes It Has Left Combat Ready

The answer lies in the stealth coating that consumes half of every maintenance hour.