Complimentary beverage? Negative, ghost rider. Be careful what you eat or drink on your next flight — passengers unfamiliar with the way their bodies handle certain foods and beverages could be in

U.S. Air Force pilots graduating from training courses with the T-38 Talon may be required to fly non-fighter or bomber aircraft as a result of pilot shortages, according to a new Air Force policy. The challenges in pilot inventory were outlined in an August service memo reviewed by Defense News and confirmed by an Air Force official.

As a program, Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter – aka the Lightning II – has survived a lot of turbulence in the roughly 30 years since the Pentagon first conceived of a do-it-all stealth fighter.

The B-52J is the latest upgrade to the B-52 Stratofortress, a bomber that has been in service since the 1950s. This modernization includes new Rolls-Royce F130 engines for increased fuel efficiency and a quieter,