US Air Force
A topic on our watch list — we track its coverage across 2 domains, including Defense Aerospace and Federal Alignment.
If US Air Force is on your watch list: what changed in the coverage, what the reporting asserts, and what the crowd is pricing.
What’s changed
- On This Day in the US Air Force — August 28, 2026: The Top American Ace of the Vietnam War Never Flew the Plane · 19FortyFive · 2026-08-29
- The US Air Force Wants 1,000 Combat Drones for 185 F-47 Fighters: 5.4 Wingmen Per Pilot · 19FortyFive · 2026-08-28
- 28 Years Later, a Single 1998 Amendment Is Still the Reason No US Ally Can Buy a US Air Force F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter · 19FortyFive · 2026-08-28
- The US Air Force’s New $300,000,000 F-47 NGAD Stealth Fighter Could Hit Mach 2.9 and Have a 1,000 Mile Range But Might Not Be Made in Big Enough Numbers · 19FortyFive · 2026-08-26
- The Math Isn’t Kind to the F-47 NGAD Stealth Fighter the US Air Force Wants for a Fight with Russia, China or Even Iran · 19FortyFive · 2026-08-26
- The 5 Largest US Air Force Bases By Active Personnel In 2026 · Simple Flying · 2026-08-26
What the reporting says
Across 48 tracked stories from 15 outlets, reporting on US Air Force most often describes military action (7), acquisition (2), public statements (2), meetings or visits (2), launches or releases (1).
It shows up alongside Boeing (15), Pentagon (14), Lockheed Martin (12), Raptor (12), F 35 (13), F 22 (11), United States (18), Iran (14).
Two steps out: AI (through United States, 18 shared stories on the weaker link); Canadian (through United States, 18 shared stories on the weaker link); China (through United States, 18 shared stories on the weaker link); Hormuz (through United States, 18 shared stories on the weaker link).
Tracked since Apr 28, with coverage on 17 separate days — concentrated in Defense Procurement and Aviation.