Hackernews posts about US Air Force

US Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces, responsible for airpower and global security operations.

1. US Air Force F-35s Touch Down on a Highway in Finland for 'Historic' Landing (www.airandspaceforces.com)
   2 points by belter 14 days ago | discuss
2. Ukrainian president fires Air Force commander after fatal F-16 crash (www.cbsnews.com)
   5 points by 486sx33 20 days ago | 2 comments
3. Ask HN: New to US, puzzled why tech hasn't simplified health insurance
   13 points by ecstaticpirate 3 days ago | 36 comments
4. US Air Force shoots down drone swarm with THOR microwave weapon (www.thedefensepost.com)
   170 points by MR4D over 1 year ago | 246 comments
5. The US Air Force may have shot down an amateur radio pico balloon over Canada (www.rtl-sdr.com)
   165 points by upofadown over 1 year ago | 166 comments
6. US Air Force avoids PFAS water cleanup, citing Supreme Court's Chevron ruling (www.theguardian.com)
   139 points by Jimmc414 about 1 month ago | 173 comments
7. Pentagon hit by ‘critical compromise’ of US Air Force communications – report (www.theguardian.com)
   93 points by penda about 1 year ago | 51 comments
8. The US Air Force successfully tested AI-controlled jet fighter (arstechnica.com)
   85 points by a-human over 1 year ago | 90 comments
9. US Air Force MQ-9 camera footage: Russian Su-27 Black Sea intercept (www.eucom.mil)
   69 points by mzs over 1 year ago | 58 comments
10. US Air Force says AI-controlled F-16 has been dogfighting with humans (www.theregister.com)
    46 points by LorenDB 5 months ago | 75 comments
11. Three security teams just hacked a US Air Force satellite in space (www.space.com)
    45 points by aa_is_op about 1 year ago | 4 comments
12. US Air Force's new B-21 Raider "flying wing" bomber takes first flight (www.reuters.com)
    43 points by LinuxBender 10 months ago | 89 comments
13. US Air Force DevOps Engineer Sets Himself on Fire in Protest War in Gaza (time.com)
    41 points by secondary_op 7 months ago | 12 comments
14. US Air Force colonel ‘misspoke’ about drone killing pilot (www.theguardian.com)
    39 points by chillycurve over 1 year ago | 16 comments
15. US Air Force MQ 9 camera footage: Russian Su 27 Black Sea intercept (www.youtube.com)
    37 points by hheikinh over 1 year ago | 15 comments
16. US Air Force wants $6B to build 2k AI-powered drones (www.theregister.com)
    29 points by LinuxBender about 1 year ago | 24 comments
17. US Air Force to divest a total of 310 aircraft in 2024 including 32 F-22A Raptor (www.airandspaceforces.com)
    26 points by belter over 1 year ago | 43 comments
18. the US Air Force's Plan to Stop the Earth Rotating (www.iflscience.com)
    26 points by deadbunny over 1 year ago | 22 comments
19. As the US Air Force fleet keeps shrinking, can it still win wars? (www.defensenews.com)
    21 points by jseliger 5 months ago | 45 comments
20. Semi-secret US Air Force long-endurance spy drone breaks cover (newatlas.com)
    21 points by Brajeshwar 3 months ago | 12 comments
21. US Air Force awards $13B Doomsday plane contract to Sierra Nevada (www.reuters.com)
    20 points by JumpCrisscross 5 months ago | 30 comments
22. The US Air Force Is Moving Fast on AI-Piloted Fighter Jets (www.wired.com)
    17 points by bookofjoe over 1 year ago | 1 comments
23. US Air Force launches first operational hypersonic missile (www.space.com)
    16 points by DocFeind almost 2 years ago | 4 comments
24. US Air Force refuels a tanker plane backwards (newatlas.com)
    14 points by belter 9 months ago | 1 comments
25. US Air Force unveils new B-21 Raider nuclear stealth bomber (www.bbc.com)
    13 points by marban almost 2 years ago | 9 comments
26. China preparing for war with US, Air Force secretary says (thehill.com)
    13 points by testcaseuser about 1 year ago | 8 comments
27. US Air Force Secretary so confident in AI-controlled F-16s, he'll fly in one (www.theregister.com)
    11 points by alexahn 5 months ago | 6 comments
28. US Air Force general predicts war with China in 2025 (www.nbcnews.com)
    9 points by simonebrunozzi over 1 year ago | 5 comments
29. US Air Force releases first official pics of B-21 bomber in flight (newatlas.com)
    8 points by Brajeshwar 4 months ago | 2 comments
30. US Air Force Moving Fast on AI-Piloted Fighter Jets (www.wired.com)
    7 points by jhunter1016 over 1 year ago | 6 comments
31. AI pilots US Air Force Valkyrie combat drone for the first time (newatlas.com)
    7 points by belter about 1 year ago | 1 comments
32. US Air Force denies AI drone attacked operator in test (www.bbc.com)
    7 points by rntn over 1 year ago | discuss
33. China preparing for war with US, Air Force secretary says (thehill.com)
    6 points by jseliger about 1 year ago | 3 comments