Hackernews posts about Air Force

Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States armed forces responsible for defending the country and its interests through air power.

1. Thai Air Force seals deal for Swedish Gripen jets (www.scmp.com)
   205 points by belter 18 days ago | 305 comments
2. Air Force to deny retirement pay to transgender members separated from service (apnews.com)
   15 points by petethomas 26 days ago | 8 comments
3. Tesla Cybertrucks Wanted by Air Force as Missile Targets (www.twz.com)
   6 points by uticus 27 days ago | 8 comments
4. US Air Force wants Tesla Cybertrucks for target practice (www.stripes.com)
   5 points by voxadam 27 days ago | 1 comments
5. Air Force buying two Tesla Cybertrucks so it can learn to destroy them (www.theregister.com)
   3 points by ndsipa_pomu 26 days ago | 4 comments
6. New Zealand Air Force Mounts Dangerous Rescue in Antarctica (www.nytimes.com)
   3 points by bookofjoe 27 days ago | 1 comments
7. Imagining the Drone Air Force (austinvernon.substack.com)
   3 points by simonebrunozzi 11 days ago | discuss
8. Air Force to Use Wyoming-Made Portable Nuclear Reactors to Power Bases (cowboystatedaily.com)
   3 points by Bender 22 days ago | discuss
9. New Zealand Air Force Mounts Dangerous Rescue Mission in Antarctica (www.nytimes.com)
   3 points by mooreds 26 days ago | discuss
10. Senior Architect at NTT Data and Air Force Veteran. AMA (old.reddit.com)
    2 points by happy-go-lucky 8 days ago | discuss
11. People from U.S. base in Antarctica evacuated in high-risk rescue operation (www.cbsnews.com)
    5 points by domofutu 26 days ago | 2 comments
12. Just apply to YC. Here's why
    3 points by civitasinnovare 27 days ago | 1 comments
13. Show HN: Octarine – a fast, lightweight, opinionated Markdown notes app (octarine.app)
    42 points by rajatkulk 5 days ago | 18 comments
14. I Used RAG and Power Automate to Turn User Story to Tech Spec and Tasks (medium.com)
    5 points by antonybrahin about 18 hours ago | discuss
15. Air Force picks Anduril, General Atomics to develop unmanned fighter jets (breakingdefense.com)
    259 points by dcgoss over 1 year ago | 425 comments
16. One man's quest to restore the first-ever Air Force One (www.atlasobscura.com)
    252 points by rmason about 1 year ago | 68 comments
17. Air Force unit suspends use of Sig Sauer pistol after shooting death of airman (www.nhpr.org)
    231 points by duxup about 1 month ago | 418 comments
18. An Air Force officer who spent $11M searching Earhart's plane may have found it (www.businessinsider.com)
    212 points by rntn over 1 year ago | 166 comments
19. Boeing overcharged the U.S. Air Force 8,000% above market for soap dispensers (www.reuters.com)
    154 points by lr0 10 months ago | 132 comments
20. US Air Force avoids PFAS water cleanup, citing Supreme Court's Chevron ruling (www.theguardian.com)
    139 points by Jimmc414 about 1 year ago | 173 comments
21. U.S. Air Force Evaluating Pivotal's Blackfly Ultralight EVTOL Aircraft (www.futureflight.aero)
    134 points by rbanffy over 1 year ago | 57 comments
22. Upside Down Air Force (www.frontiernet.net)
    104 points by stevage 6 months ago | 17 comments
23. Air Force OKs autonomous cargo flights across California after successful test (timesofsandiego.com)
    103 points by gardenfelder over 1 year ago | 89 comments
24. Anduril Selected for U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program (www.anduril.com)
    88 points by MaximilianEmel over 1 year ago | 75 comments
25. The USAF's "Upside-Down Air Force" (www.twz.com)
    84 points by mauvehaus over 1 year ago | 14 comments
26. Tiny vanes glued to planes promise big savings for US Air Force (newatlas.com)
    52 points by dabinat 7 months ago | 39 comments
27. US Air Force says AI-controlled F-16 has been dogfighting with humans (www.theregister.com)
    46 points by LorenDB over 1 year ago | 75 comments
28. US Air Force's new B-21 Raider "flying wing" bomber takes first flight (www.reuters.com)
    43 points by LinuxBender almost 2 years ago | 89 comments
29. Air Force chief hints at existence of clandestine spy aircraft (www.twz.com)
    41 points by keepamovin about 1 year ago | 15 comments
30. US Air Force DevOps Engineer Sets Himself on Fire in Protest War in Gaza (time.com)
    41 points by secondary_op over 1 year ago | 12 comments
31. NZ Air Force carries out 'world-class medical evacuation' in Antarctica (www.stuff.co.nz)
    33 points by pavel_lishin about 1 year ago | 5 comments
32. F-35 'kill switch' could allow Trump to disable European Air Force (www.telegraph.co.uk)
    30 points by laiysb 6 months ago | 17 comments
33. Trump to accept luxury jet from Qatar to use as Air Force One – media report (www.rnz.co.nz)
    30 points by colinprince 4 months ago | 10 comments
34. Retrofitting Qatari jet as Air Force One will cost hundreds of millions (www.reuters.com)
    29 points by geox 3 months ago | 19 comments
35. Drone Incursions Closed Wright Patterson Air Force Base's Airspace Friday Night (www.twz.com)
    25 points by alchemist1e9 9 months ago | 18 comments
36. Air Force Confirms Its F-35As Were Mission Capable About Half the Time in 2023 (www.airandspaceforces.com)
    24 points by belter about 1 year ago | 15 comments
37. Alaska Air Force Base Home to Mini-Nuclear Reactor Pilot Project (oilprice.com)
    22 points by PaulHoule almost 2 years ago | 2 comments
38. As the US Air Force fleet keeps shrinking, can it still win wars? (www.defensenews.com)
    21 points by jseliger over 1 year ago | 45 comments
39. Semi-secret US Air Force long-endurance spy drone breaks cover (newatlas.com)
    21 points by Brajeshwar about 1 year ago | 12 comments
40. Air Force fires head of Sentinel ICBM program (www.defenseone.com)
    21 points by belter about 1 year ago | 1 comments
41. US Air Force awards $13B Doomsday plane contract to Sierra Nevada (www.reuters.com)
    20 points by JumpCrisscross over 1 year ago | 30 comments
42. Qatar-gifted Air Force One may be security, upgrade disaster (www.defensenews.com)
    20 points by howard941 4 months ago | 2 comments
43. Air Force satisfied with SpaceX, not concerned about its growing dominance (spacenews.com)
    17 points by Brajeshwar almost 2 years ago | 4 comments
44. Trump Is Poised to Accept a Luxury 747 from Qatar for Use as Air Force One (www.nytimes.com)
    15 points by duxup 4 months ago | 9 comments