America's Special Operations Forces (SOF), regardless of their nature, are a special breed of military, used to performing missions that would seem simply impossible for most other soldiers. As such, ...

Preface ; Acknowledgement ; Table of contents ; List of contributors ; Introduction -- Chapter 1. Air Force space reconnaissance before 1960. Early Air Force support ; 1953 : weapon system 117L ...

The Air Force’s newest aircraft, a crop-duster style plane modified to perform armed overwatch and intelligence gathering, was delivered last week to Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt ...

Air Force Special Operations Command is taking a different approach to testing its newest aircraft OA-1K Skyraider II at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., to account for a feature not seen in the Air Force ...

The project aims to equip larger drones with smaller drones to take out battlefield targets. The Air Force awarded a multi-million dollar contract for small unmanned aerial systems that can support ...

The contract covers production, integration onto aircraft, and engineering support for the Polish Air Force.

The Air Force is revamping the training pipeline for its toughest jobs. Beginning in November, the Air Force will add a 16-week tactical field course to the training pipeline of Airmen seeking to join ...

One of Air Force Special Operation Command’s new OA-1K Skyraider II planes went down in Oklahoma City shortly after take off, prompting an investigation. By Nicholas Slayton Updated Oct 25, 2025 2:10 ...

No injuries were reported amongst the crew, which included an Air Force active duty personnel and a civilian. The OA-1K Skyraider II is an armed ISR aircraft with close-air support and strike ...