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New Combat Uniform for Female Army Troops in the Works

WASHINGTON --Throughout history, military gear has been made with the male physique in mind. But for women in today's combat or close-to-combat jobs, that can mean body armor that fits so poorly it's tough to fire a weapon, combat uniforms with knee pads that hit around mid-shin and flight suits that make it nearly...

Air Force Spending $4 Million a Day for Libya War

WASHINGTON -- The Air Force secretary says the service has been spending about $4 million a day to keep 50 fighter jets and nearly 40 support aircraft in the Libya conflict, including the cost of munitions. Secretary Michael Donley tells reporters that the Air Force has spent $75 million as of Tuesday morning on the war....

Retired Air Force Major Predicts UFO Sightings at Royal Wedding

The upcoming royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton is expected to be viewed by more than a billion people worldwide -- and possibly a few extraterrestrials, according to at least one former military officer. George Filer, a retired Air Force major, runs the National UFO Center and says it's common to see...

Air Force Gears Up for Hypersonic Missile Test

The Air Force later this month is set to test what could be a ground-breaking flight of a hypersonic missile. The X-51 WaveRider took its maiden flight last year, demonstrating the longest-ever flight of a supersonic combustion ramjet engine, also known as a scramjet. But the next test flight is expected to fly faster and...

Air Force Launches Robotic Space Plane on Secret Mission

The Air Force launched its second X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle into space from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station this afternoon, marking the second flight for the secret robotic space ship. Few details are being released about the space plane's mission, other than it will be used for "fine tuning" the aircraft's...

Background on air force

An air force, also known in some countries as an air army, is in the broadest sense, the national military organization that primarily conducts aerial warfare.

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